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.
Download Mercury Instrument Details
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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 |
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PRINT SPEED |
700 features per second 25 slides are printed in 1.9 seconds |
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ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL |
JetMosphere: 12-25 °C operating range, to ambient - 8 °C Optional upgrade: JetMosphere Max: 4° C to ambient + 5 °C |
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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 |
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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 |

Tailored Instrument Packages
We’ve harnessed more than 20 years of expertise to design instrument packages that are tailored for your microarray application.
Download our application-specific brochures here:
Mercury for Protein Screening
Mercury for Biomarker Discovery (RPPA)
Mercury for DNA/RNA Screening
Small Molecule Screening
Diagnostics
Multiplex ELISA
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.
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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 |