Abstract: A system includes a pipetting system including a 3-axis gantry; a sled mechanism to select a magnetic comb from a set of magnetic combs; a fluorometer; and a set of receptacles to receive welled plates. A method for purifying nucleic acids includes applying a sample to a well of a multi-well plate, selecting a magnetic comb from a set of magnetic combs disposed on a gantry system, collecting magnetic beads using the magnetic comb, collecting nucleic acid using the magnetic beads, and eluting the nucleic acid from the beads.

Abstract: A system includes a pipetting system including a 3-axis gantry; a sled mechanism to select a magnetic comb from a set of magnetic combs; a fluorometer; and a set of receptacles to receive welled plates. A method for purifying nucleic acids includes applying a sample to a well of a multi-well plate, selecting a magnetic comb from a set of magnetic combs disposed on a gantry system, collecting magnetic beads using the magnetic comb, collecting nucleic acid using the magnetic beads, and eluting the nucleic acid from the beads.

Abstract: A pipetting system includes a rail; a carriage to engage the rail, the carriage movable relative to the rail substantially along a first axis; a pipette pump slidably engaged with the carriage, the pipette pump slidable relative to the carriage substantially along the first axis; and a sensor to detect movement of the pipette pump relative to the carriage.

Abstract: A pipetting system includes a rail; a carriage to engage the rail, the carriage movable relative to the rail substantially along a first axis; a pipette pump slidably engaged with the carriage, the pipette pump slidable relative to the carriage substantially along the first axis; and a sensor to detect movement of the pipette pump relative to the carriage.

Abstract: The present invention comprises methods and apparatuses for the production or formation of co-crystals. The methods and apparatuses can be used to grind two or more co-crystal components resulting in the formation of co-crystals. The resultant co-crystals can have several uses as disclosed herein.

Abstract: Methods and systems for the analysis of solid materials are disclosed. The present invention comprises x-ray and Raman analytical techniques and systems which facilitate the rapid characterization of a plurality of solid samples.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods and apparatuses for manipulating small amounts of solids. Specific embodiments of the invention are particularly suited for the automated transfer of small amounts of solids. In one embodiment, a uniform powder bed is lightly compressed into plugs of powder and dispensed. In another embodiment, the solid is placed in a liquid carrier to form a slurry, dispensed, and the liquid component is subsequently removed. In yet another embodiment, solids are manipulated using adhesive surfaces.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods and apparatuses for manipulating small amounts of solids. Specific embodiments of the invention are particularly suited for the automated transfer of small amounts of solids. In one embodiment, a uniform powder bed is lightly compressed into plugs of powder and dispensed. In another embodiment, the solid is placed in a liquid carrier to form a slurry, dispensed, and the liquid component is subsequently removed. In yet another embodiment, solids are manipulated using adhesive surfaces.

Abstract: Methods of manipulating (e.g., obtaining, separating, and moving) and weighing solids, particularly dry powders, are disclosed. Also disclosed are devices that can be used to accurately and manipulate solids such as, but not limited to, dielectrophoresis-based devices, coring devices, and micromechanical tweezers.

Abstract: The present invention comprises methods and apparatuses for the production or formation of co-crystals. The methods and apparatuses can be used to grind two or more co-crystal components resulting in the formation of co-crystals. The resultant co-crystals can have several uses as disclosed herein.

Abstract: A non-linear element is formed on a flexible substrate by securing the substrate to a rigid carrier, forming the non-linear element, and then separating the flexible substrate from the carrier. The process allows flexible substrates to be processed in a conventional fab intended to process rigid substrates. In a second method, a transistor is formed on a insulating substrate by forming gate electrodes, depositing a dielectric layer, a semiconductor layer and a conductive layer, patterning the conductive layer to form source, drain and pixel electrodes, covering the channel region of the resultant transistor with an etch-resistant material and etching using the etch-resistant material and the conductive layer as a mask, the etching extending substantially through the semiconductor layer between adjacent transistors.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for the determination of miscibility of a mixture of two or more liquids. Measurements of the local deviation of a pattern characteristic or of the variation in light intensity are employed in such determinations.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods and apparatuses for manipulating small amounts of solids. Specific embodiments of the invention are particularly suited for the automated transfer of small amounts of solids. In one embodiment, a uniform powder bed is lightly compressed into plugs of powder and dispensed. In another embodiment, the solid is placed in a liquid carrier to form a slurry, dispensed, and the liquid component is subsequently removed. In yet another embodiment, solids are manipulated using adhesive surfaces.