Devices and Systems for Laboratory Automation

INTRODUCTION A Definition of Laboratory Automation Short History of Laboratory Automation Potential of Laboratory Automation Life Science Applications and Requirements (short review on life science applications and requirements automation life science processes) The LUO Concept in Laboratory Automation (definition of LUO concept, based on that description of main device classes required in laboratory automation) References FORMATS IN LABORATORY AUTOMATION Microtiter plates Sample formats in analytical application, Sample formats in medical applications References LIQUID DELIVERY Historic Development of Liquid Handling Use of Liquid Handling Systems Liquid Handler Drive Types Single Channel Systems Multichannel Systems General Rules in Liquid Handling Critical Liquid Handling Parameters Liquid Handling Performance Monitoring Overview on Commercially Available Liquid Handling Systems References LOW VOLUME DELIVERY Definition of Low Volume Application Areas of Low Volume Dispensing Low Volume Dispensing Technologies Overview on Commercially Available Low Volume Dispensers References SOLID DELIVERY Introduction Solid Delivery Technologies Overview on Commercially Available Solid Delivery Systems References DEVICES FOR SAMPLE PREPARATION Automated Heating, Cooling and Mixing Automated Centrifuges Automated Pouring and Filtration Automated Solid Phase Extraction References ROBOTS IN LABORATORY AUTOMATION Classical Industrial Robots Cobots Application Examples References MOBILE ROBOTS IN LABORATORY AUTOMATION Characteristics and Concepts of Mobile Robots (including definition) Sensors and Actuators for Mobile Robots Commercially available Mobile Robots Application of Mobile Robots in Industry Special Requirements for using Mobile Robots in Life Science Laboratories References CAMERA BASED OBJECT DETECTION AND MANIPULATION Overview on Available Cameras State of the Art in Camera Based Object Detection References ANALYTICAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS Reader Systems Classical

Kerstin Thurow is the Director of the Center for Life Science Automation at the University Rostock, Germany. She obtained her Ph.D. in organometallic chemistry from the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich and the habilitation in measurement and control in 1999 from the University of Rostock. In 1999 she was appointed a professorship for Life Science Automation. Since that time her scientific work is dedicated to the automation of life science processes. Professor Thurow has authored more than 240 scientific publications. She is also a founding member of the academy of sciences Hamburg and member of the technical academy Germany (acatech). Steffen Junginger is currently working as a senior scientist at the Institute of Automation, University of Rostock. For many years he is the head of the research group "Integrated Systems". Dr. Junginger obtained his Ph.D. in life science automation from the University Rostock in 2011. He has many years of experience in laboratory automation. His main research interests include smart system integration, next generation robotics and autonomous mobile robotics. Dr. Junginger published more than 40 scientific publications (h-index 8 in Scopus).