A system and method for easily operated self-releasing stopper/cork for bottles of compressed liquids. The corks have a gas bladder that is designed to be inserted in a bottle and inflated, the bladder having a ribbed or smooth exterior to complete the sealing of the bottle whereby a gas release mechanism can be activated by depressing a button on a cap or via an on-board micro controller and/or electro-mechanical release solution in the cap. Once the gas is released from the top of the bladder the pressure inside the vessel will collapse the bladder's bottom and eject the cork assembly from the bottle.

The invention provides devices for improving assay protocol compliance, reproducibility, and sensitivity. In particular, the devices of the present invention are tailored to certain single-cell sequencing assays, including single-cell RNA sequencing assays that utilize pre-templated instant partitions (PIPs) templates, wherein such devices provide improved means of holding tubes stationary while performing sample preparation, provide reproducible volume removal from tubes, allow for improved magnetic separation of analytes from buffers, and provide reproducible centrifugation of tubes.

A system and method for easily operated self-releasing stopper/cork for bottles of compressed liquids. The corks have a gas bladder that is designed to be inserted in a bottle and inflated, the bladder having a ribbed or smooth exterior to complete the sealing of the bottle whereby a gas release mechanism can be activated by depressing a button on a cap or via an on-board micro controller and/or electro-mechanical release solution in the cap. Once the gas is released from the bladder the pressure inside the vessel will collapse the bladder's bottom and eject the cork assembly from the bottle.

A laboratory instrument for fixing an object carrier, the instrument including a main component for receiving an object carrier, a positioning fixture for application to a first edge region of the object carrier, a second positioning fixture for application to a second edge region of the object carrier, a fixing mechanism for fixing the object carrier on the main component between the first positioning fixture and the second positioning fixture by moving at least the first positioning fixture, and an actuating device for actuating the fixing mechanism for transposing at least the first positioning fixture between an operational state and an operational state which releases the object carrier, wherein the fixing mechanism includes at least one guide body which can be guided in at least one guide recess.

A system and method for easily operated self-releasing stopper/cork for bottles of compressed liquids. The corks have a gas bladder that is designed to be inserted in a bottle and inflated, the bladder having a ribbed or smooth exterior to complete the sealing of the bottle whereby a gas release mechanism can be activated by depressing a button on a cap or via an on-board micro controller and/or electro-mechanical release solution in the cap. Once the gas is released from the bladder the pressure inside the vessel will collapse the bladder's bottom and eject the cork assembly from the bottle.

A mixer includes a mixing chamber and a motor mechanically connected to the mixing chamber. The mixing chamber comprises a suspended elongate rigid tube section having a top end and an open bottom end, and a flexible tube section extending downwards from the open bottom end. The motor comprises a vibration motor mechanically coupled to the suspended elongate rigid tube section at the top end of the suspended elongate rigid tube section.

According to embodiments of the present disclosure, apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided that enable the maintenance of homogeneity of biomaterials during aseptic fill-finish. In various embodiments, an apparatus for aseptic fill-finish provided herein includes an agitation device. The apparatus further includes a platform coupled to the agitation device. The platform is rotatable about a first axis. The apparatus further includes at least one shaft extending from the platform. The shaft is adjustable in length. The apparatus further includes at least one arm extending from the shaft. The at least one arm has at least one fixation mechanism. The at least one fixation mechanism is configured to receive a container having a sealed compartment containing a biomaterial and maintain the container in a substantially vertical orientation. The platform is configured to engage at least a portion of the container.

A sample tube includes a cylindrical wall and a first end and a second end. The first end of the sample tube is closed by a base, such that a sample-receiving space with a longitudinal axis is formed between base and cylindrical wall. The second end has a closure piece connected releasably thereto. A weight element is received inside the receiving space and is shaped and dimensioned in such a way that the weight element can rotate freely in the receiving space only about the longitudinal axis of the latter. The application further relates to a method and a device with which a sample located in the sample tube can be dispersed or homogenized by rotational movement of the sample tube.

A device for shaking and sampling biological liquids that is able to take a sample of a biological liquid in a tube including a shaker designed to mix a rack holding one or more tubes by performing a succession of tilting movements between two shaking positions. The shaker is also arranged to tilt beyond the shaking position furthest away from the insertion position of a rack to discharge same by gravity.

A microscope slide holder comprising a slide support member and at least one acoustic source for introducing acoustic waves to a microscope slide in communication with the slide support member such that one or more fluids present on the surface of the microscope slide are contactlessly mixed.