Boekel Scientific 270440 Jitterbug-4 - Manual (Page 4)

2. General Information
2.1 The JITTERBUG-2 and JITTERBUG-4 are designed for shaking a special platform of
two standard 96-well immunoplates, and controlling the set temperature in the range of
25ºC to 60ºC (if the room temperature (RT) is less than 25ºC).
2.2 The main features of JITTERBUG-2 and JITTERBUG-4 are
A. Additional heating source, in the lid of the device, which allows:
•faster heat-up times
•increase of temperature range.
B. Compact size.
C. Informative liquid crystal display, which allows instant control over both set and
current temperatures of the aluminum block, as well as the shaking intensity and
duration.
2.3
2.4
This unit was designed using the multi-system principle, which allows use as three
independent devices:
A. Incubator - for lasting incubation without shaking of micro quantities (insect, plant cell
cultures, etc.) in immunoplates;
B. Immunoplate Shaker - for operation in the cold room or other conditions, which do not
require temperature stabilization;
C. Heating-Shaking - for immunochemistry and molecular diagnostics, where
stringent requirements of reproducibility and precision are necessary.
An external 12V power supply unit is used to power the device. This makes it safe for
use in the cold room, where condensation may cause leakage current from the mains.
The device can be used in:
•cytochemistry - for in situ reactions.
•immunochemistry - for immunofermentative reactions.
•biochemistry - for enzyme and protein analysis.
•molecular chemistry - for matrix analysis.
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