Instruments in detail

Mercury: The World’s Fastest Ultra-Low-Volume Dispensers

The Mercury instrument range encompasses our latest advances in microarray printing.

Mercury models are up to 10x faster than our previous instruments, and more than 100x faster than pin-spotters or tip-dispensing systems.  Our new printers are even more reliable, serviceable, and compact. 
 
Designed with high-throughput screening and diagnostics in mind, Mercury offers customers more versatility than ever before.

 

Technical specifications

Arrayjet technology is modular and scalable.  Our experts will work with you to find a microarray printer that supports your unique requirements.

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MODEL	Mercury 25	Mercury  100	Mercury  100-S	Mercury  1000	Mercury  1000-S
INPUT CAPACITY	1 plate	6 plates	48 plates	6 plates	48 plates
OUTPUT CAPACITY	25 slides 1 microplate	100 slides 20 microplates		1000 slides 200 microplates
PRINT SPEED	700 features per second 25 slides are printed in 1.9 seconds
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL	JetMosphere: 12-25 °C operating range, to ambient - 8 °C Optional upgrade: JetMosphere Max: 4° C to ambient + 5 °C
QUALITY ASSURANCE	Optional Upgrade: Iris real-time optical QC camera	Iris real-time optical QC camera as standard
SAMPLE HANDLING	12 sample low volume (LV) JetSpyder – as standard 12 sample high capacity (HC) JetSpyder – optional upgrade 32 sample ultra-low volume JetSpyder – optional upgrade
PRINTHEAD	Xaar XJ128 piezoelectric print head (industrial grade, 128 nozzles)
DISPENSING VOLUME	100 pL - 10 nL	40 pL - 10 nL
FEATURE SIZE	80 µm – 1 mm	50 µm – 1 mm
PRINT ACCURACY	+/- 18 µm	+/- 10 µm
DIMENSIONS	H 1760 mm x W 1560 mm × D 860mm
POWER	220 V, 50/60 Hz or 110 V, 50/60 H

 

Target holder options for Mercury series

Arrayjet technology is flexible and a range of holders are available to suit different printable substrates.

Slides

Spring-loaded trays hold slides in place with a reloading accuracy of +/- 10 µm.

Microplates

Trays support both microarray-specific two-part plates and pre-moulded polymer plates.

Membranes

Vacuum decks are available.  These can hold a standard slide or plate mask, or a custom membrane mask.

Custom substrates

Arrayjet can work with your team to design a compatible holder for any substrate.  Our intuitive software enables accurate and precise sample deposition for nanowell and biochip applications.

 

Marathon Series Microarrayers

Our Marathon range of inkjet microarrayers are still fast, reliable and available on request. Get in touch for more information or for a technical consultation.

	INPUT CAPACITY	OUTPUT CAPACITY	OPTICAL CAMERA QC
Marathon Classic	6 plates	Up to 100 slides	No
Marathon Argus	6 plates		Yes
Super Marathon	48 plates
Ultra Marathon I	6 plates	Up to 1000 slides
Ultra Marathon II	48 plates