Sphera™ Discovery
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Sphera™ Discovery brings the power of our cutting-edge lyobead formation system to your laboratory in a compact, efficient platform. Designed for researchers, small-scale production facilities, and innovative startups. Sphera Discovery delivers precise, reliable lyobead formation without compromising on quality or performance.
Product Features
- Volumes: 2 μL- 30 μL as a single drop
- Volume precision of <3% CV
- High-speed, non-contact dispensing
- Smaller-scale dispensing for R&D laboratories
- Dispensing with Step-and-Repeat mode
- Minimization of cold-chain logistics and costs
- Lyobeads are thermally stable with a long shelf life
- Lyobeads have a lower risk of contamination
- Lyobeads have single-unit reconstitution
Applications
- Enzymes
- Buffers
- Chromophores
- Probiotics
- Vaccines
- Calibrators
- PCR assays
- Antibodies
- Diagnostic reagents
- Magnetic/Fluorescent Particles
- Cosmetics
Options
BioJet™ Syringe Pump
High-speed micro solenoid valve coupled with a high-resolution adaptive syringe pump.
Volumes: 2 µL- 30 µL as a single drop
Volume Precision: <3% CV
- High-Speed, Non-Contact Dispensing
- Small-scale Dispensing
- Dispensing with Step-and-Repeat mode
Lyobead production throughput estimates
- Single tip 6 to 8 beads/minute
Dispensing Tips
Multiple tip geometries and orifice sizes allow for drop volume and morphology optimization in order to form ideal lyobead spheres.
PEEK Tips
- 1016 μm (0.040” ID) for (1-12 μL drop volume)
- 1600 μm (0.063” ID) for (>12 μL drop volume)
Recommended Operating Conditions
- Environmental Condition: 15 C (59°F) Min. —35°C (95°F) Max.
- Storage temperature: - 20°C (-4°F) Min. — 60°C (140°F) Max.
- Humidity: Non-condensing
Brochures
Introducing Sphera Discovery: Precision lyobead dispensing at your fingertips
Sphera™ Discovery brings BioDot’s advanced lyobead formation technology into a compact, research-ready platform. Using BioJet™ Discrete Droplet Dispensing™, it produces uniform, precise lyophilized beads with exceptional accuracy and efficiency. Ideal for diagnostics, pharmaceuticals, and biotech, Sphera Discovery delivers scalable throughput, reduced reagent waste, and reliable bead quality, from R&D to full-scale production.
Precision meets efficiency: Advanced lyobead platform for R&D-entry level
Explore Sphera™ Discovery from BioDot Inc., a state-of-the-art dispensing platform designed specifically for R&D and entry-level laboratories. Combining precision and efficiency in a compact footprint, Sphera Discovery is ideal for labs seeking to streamline their operations while maintaining the highest standards of quality. With features optimized for applications such as reagent stabilization and assay preparation, this platform provides the reliability and user-friendly experience essential for success in today’s fast-paced research environment. Discover how Sphera Discovery can elevate laboratory workflows and advance excellence in lyobead formation.
BioDot's Sphera Discovery for lyobead formation
BioDot's Sphera™ Discovery is designed for researchers, smallscale production facilities, and innovative startups. This compact lyobead formation system dispenses precise and accurate droplets into detachable liquid nitrogen containers. Explore the features and benefits, types of reagents that can be dispensed as lyobeads, and a product specification.
Miniaturize to maximize: Precision liquid handling & dispensing for discovery and applied research
To overcome barriers associated with manual pipetting, researchers are increasingly turning to miniaturized liquid handling – dispensing in the picoliter to microliter range – to enhance efficiency, reproducibility, and speed, while cutting costs and waste.
In this SelectScience guide, explore a range of precision liquid handling solutions from BioDot Inc. that are transforming discovery and applied research, from sample preparation for PCR and mass spectrometry, to assay development, diagnostics, and biosensor production.
Whether you are optimizing an assay, developing a diagnostic platform, or engineering high-value bioproducts, this guide offers practical insight into how miniaturized liquid handing can enable your lab to do more with less.
Download the eBook to learn about solutions for:
- PCR and molecular workflows
- Cytogenetics
- Lyobead formation
- Mass spectrometry
- Biosensors and diagnostics
You will find application notes, brochures, and datasheets that will help you learn more about potential solutions for your lab. Plus, read case studies to hear how BioDot precision liquid handling technology is transforming workflows across animal health, cancer diagnosis, and point-of-care test manufacturing.
30 years of Discrete Droplet Dispensing innovation
In this application note, BioDot reflects on 30 years of groundbreaking science, taking a look at how some of its customers are implementing BioDot technologies, and the positive impacts they continue to have for lab technicians, researchers or clinicians and, in many cases, healthcare systems and their patients.
