Pressure control for automated pipette cleaning

The uMc-CLN pressure controllers are designed to make automatic cleaning of patch pipettes fast and easy. The use of both Alconox and Tergazyme have been proven in multiple independent peer-reviewed studies to provide the most reliable and safest cleaning of patch pipettes for reuse available today. Using this approach, up to 100 cells can be patched without changing the pipette, saving, internal solution, pipettes and above all, time. See the “Application details” tab above for more information.

Why choose uMc-CLN for pipette cleaning?

  • The uMc-CLN range is fully automated to allow 1-click pipette cleaning, speeding up patching of multiple cells.
  • uMc cleaning products are extremely flexible and can easily be added to existing patch clamp set ups, speeding up your experiments.

  • Pipette cleaning enables efficient multi-patch experiments, making connectivity studies faster and increasing throughput.
  • All uMc devices are fully integrated into the Sensapex control environment, allowing easy set up and control from either the touch screen unit or through the SDK for advanced automation

We facilitate new discoveries

Sensapex has had the privilege to provide products to more than 1000 labs worldwide. We are regularly surprised and impressed by the clever way in which our manipulators are used for experiments. Often in ways that we never imagined. Our ever-growing list of References showcases some of the amazing work being done with our instruments.

Configuration examples

Quad multi-patch with automated pipette cleaning

    • uMc-CLN4 4-channel pressure controller
    • uMc-PRF-VAC Pressure pre-regulation & filter unit with vacuum generation
    • uMc-SLC Slice chamber with ring of cleaning wells

8 channel multi-patch with automated pipette cleaning

    • uMc-CLN8 8-channel pressure controller
    • uMc-PRF-VAC pressure pre-regulation & filter unit with vacuum generation
    • uMc-SLC Slice chamber with ring of cleaning wells

Sensapex products are proprietary and patented (US 9,138,892, US 9,662,783, EP 2 776 215, US 10,427,292; EP 09851052.2, EP15906190.2, US 15/765,608, EP: 15906189.4). Automated patch clamp (US 9,498,293 and US 9,668,804) and pipette cleaning (US 15/232,770 and EP 16836035.2) products are manufactured under licenses from GTRC and MIT, U.S.A.

uMc-CLN2 pressure controller

Ouput channels2
Output pressure range-70 ... 70 kPa
Measurement channels2
Resolution7 Pa
Accuracy±140 Pa
Input pressure required77 kPa
Input vacuum required-77 kPa
Analog I/O ControlOptional
Dimensions140 x 140 x 74 mm

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uMc-CLN4/8 pressure controller

Ouput channels4 / 8
Output pressure range-70 ... 70 kPa
Measurement channels4 / 8
Resolution7 Pa
Accuracy±140 Pa
Input pressure required+77 kPa
Input vacuum required-77 kPa
Analog I/O ControlIncluded
Dimensions310 x 250 x 95 mm

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uMc-PRF-VAC pressure pre-regulator & filter unit with vacuum generator

Input pressure required+400 kPa
Input vacuum requiredn/a
Output pressure+70 kPa
Output vacuum-70 kPa
Dimensions304 x 467 x 163 mm

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