Monitoring air displacement, allows for real time detection of pipetting errors during pipetting steps. This includes detecting:

• if an insufficient amount of liquid has been apirated for a single, multiple or partial dispense.
• aspiration of air, e.g. because the level of the liquid in a reservoir/tube was too low
• something such as a clot is blocking the tip

Errors can then be corrected by user-defined, software-guided error handling.  The STAR’s Monitored Air Displacement eliminates uncertainty in automated assays by providing reliable, consistent, walk away automation.