A dispense delay can be applied to your experiment when you want the MANTIS to pause at some point during dispense list execution. In MANTIS, there are two types of dispense delay: Delay Between Reagents and Delay Between Wells. You can add a delay between reagents if you want to pause the dispense for some time in after a certain reagent has been dispensed, or you can add a delay between wells when you want to allow the reaction between your reagents to develop for an exact amount of time.
There are two delay types for the Delay Between Reagents option: UserInput and Timer.
You can also write custom messages in the Message box to be displayed when the dispense delay is running. This feature can be used to add on-screen instructions associated with a delay, such as "Add a reagent to chip 1".
The Delay Between Reagents Settings
This type of delay enables you to add a delay after each well is dispensed, so that MANTIS dispenses a well, stops, and then dispenses the next well. This way, you can allow the reaction between your reagents to develop for an exact amount of time before continuing a dispense. Simply set the delay time in the Delay Between Wells (s) box at the bottom of the Dispense List Designer to apply it to your experiment plate.
The Delay Between Wells (s) Option
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