INTEGRATION OF IMAGE-ANALYSIS AND ROBOTICS INTO A FULLY AUTOMATED COLONY PICKING AND PLATE HANDLING-SYSTEM

被引:20
作者
JONES, P
WATSON, A
DAVIES, M
STUBBINGS, S
机构
[1] MRC,CTR MRC,MOLEC BIOL LAB,CAMBRIDGE CB2 2QH,ENGLAND
[2] VISIONWAYS,RINGWOOD BH24 1PW,HANTS,ENGLAND
[3] MRC,CTR MRC,MOLEC GENET UNIT,CAMBRIDGE CB2 2QH,ENGLAND
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10.1093/nar/20.17.4599
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We describe here the integration of image analysis and robotics to produce a fully automated colony picking/plate handling system. Biological tests were performed to verify its performance in terms of sterilisation and accuracy of picking. The machine was then used by a single operative to pick a 36,000 clone cDNA library in almost-equal-to 42 hrs over 5 days.
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页码:4599 / 4606
页数:8
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