The Accuris Aspire Laboratory Aspirator is a portable benchtop liquid-aspiration instrument designed for removal of tissue culture media and supernatant from laboratory plates, tubes, and vessels. The V0020 is the 115 V / 60 Hz US-plug variant; a 230 V / 50 Hz international configuration is available by special order. Per the Aspire user manual, the chassis is housed in a heat-resistant, electrically-insulated plastic casing with front-panel vacuum regulator and ships complete with a polycarbonate autoclavable collection bottle and lid (with overflow protection valve), silicone tubing, hydrophobic filter, and handheld vacuum controller.
Voltage options: This unit can be ordered with European voltage requirements (230V/50Hz). Contact us to order.
Key Specifications
| SKU | V0020 |
| Voltage | 115 V / 60 Hz |
| Type | Laboratory aspirator with single-channel flow controller |
| Vacuum regulator | Front-panel adjustable |
| Collection bottle | 2 L polycarbonate, autoclavable, with overflow protection valve (V0020-BOT spare available) |
| Tubing | Silicone, 1 m included |
| Filter | Hydrophobic in-line vacuum-protection filter |
| Handheld vacuum controller | Single-channel flow controller, included |
| Optional accessory | V0020-QD Quick disconnect kit — 2 male/female attachments + silicone tubing |
| Wetted-parts materials | POM (polyoxymethylene), stainless steel, FKM (fluoro-elastomer), polycarbonate, silicone |
| Casing | Heat-resistant, electrically-insulated plastic |
Aspire System Architecture — Complete-Aspiration-Workflow Bundle
The V0020 ships as a complete laboratory aspiration system — all components needed for tissue-culture media / supernatant removal workflows:
| Component | Role | Replacement / spare SKU |
| Aspirator chassis with pump | Vacuum-source + front-panel regulator | V0020 (this SKU) |
| Collection bottle 2 L | Polycarbonate autoclavable bottle with lid + gasket + overflow protection valve | V0020-BOT |
| Silicone tubing | 1 m vacuum / sample line | V0020-TB |
| Hydrophobic filter | Protects pump from liquid intake; bacterial-retention | V0020-F1 |
| Handheld vacuum controller | Single-channel flow controller for operator-paced aspiration | (included with chassis) |
| Quick disconnect kit (optional) | 2 male/female attachments + silicone tubing for fast tubing changes | V0020-QD |
The chassis arrives bench-ready — operator unboxes, attaches tubing + bottle + filter + controller per manual, plugs in, and starts aspiration workflow.
Tissue Culture Aspiration Workflow
Standard tissue culture aspiration use case: removing spent media or wash buffer from cell-culture plates (96-well, 24-well, 6-well, T-25 / T-75 flasks) without disturbing adherent cells or aspirating cells from suspension cultures.
The front-panel vacuum regulator gives adjustable suction strength — gentle for adherent-cell wash workflows, stronger for bulk media removal — while the handheld controller allows operator-paced start/stop per well or per sample. The hydrophobic filter prevents accidental liquid intake into the pump, and the overflow protection valve in the collection bottle prevents over-fill during multi-plate sessions.
Wetted-Materials Chemical Compatibility
Per the Aspire user manual, the wetted parts (components that come into contact with aspirated liquid) are POM (polyoxymethylene, a chemical-resistant engineering plastic), stainless steel (corrosion-resistant for aqueous and most organic workflows), FKM (fluoro-elastomer / Viton-class, with broad chemical resistance including many organic solvents), polycarbonate (the collection-bottle material — NOT compatible with bleach, which damages it per the manual warning), and silicone (the tubing material, with broad chemical compatibility).
Critical chemical compatibility note from manual:
- DO NOT leave bleach or bleach solution in the collection bottle — damages polycarbonate
- Always check chemical compatibility of liquids being aspirated before use
For workflows aspirating bleach, harsh organic solvents, or other materials incompatible with polycarbonate, the workflow may need separate polycarbonate-safe waste handling.
Application Profile
Tissue culture media aspiration — the workhorse application. Adherent and suspension cell-culture workflows where spent media removal between feeding/passaging is the workflow step.
Supernatant removal from laboratory plates / tubes — protein-purification supernatant aspiration, bacterial-pellet supernatant removal, magnetic-bead workflow supernatant aspiration.
Multi-well plate wash workflows — ELISA wash steps, cell-culture wash workflows where vacuum-aspiration replaces manual pipetting.
Workflow-recurring aspiration in cell biology labs — daily / weekly workflows benefit from dedicated aspirator chassis vs improvised vacuum-line aspiration.
Production tissue-culture core facilities — facilities running daily large-volume cell culture benefit from dedicated bench-top aspirator chassis.
Educational laboratory cell-culture programs — undergraduate / graduate cell-biology coursework with tissue-culture exercises benefit from operator-friendly bench-top aspirator.
Multi-investigator shared cell-culture facilities — shared facilities benefit from front-panel-controlled aspirator with consistent workflow across operators.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Aspire aspirator used for? Portable benchtop liquid aspiration — removing tissue culture media and supernatant from laboratory plates, tubes, and vessels without disturbing adherent cells or suspension cultures.
What is included with the V0020? The aspirator chassis with front-panel vacuum regulator, a 2 L polycarbonate autoclavable collection bottle with overflow protection valve, silicone tubing, a hydrophobic filter, and a handheld single-channel vacuum controller — the unit arrives bench-ready.
Can I aspirate bleach with the V0020? No — do not leave bleach or bleach solution in the polycarbonate collection bottle, as it damages the polycarbonate. Always check chemical compatibility of the liquid being aspirated first.
What spares and accessories are available? The V0020-BOT spare collection bottle, V0020-TB spare tubing, V0020-F1 replacement filter, and the optional V0020-QD quick disconnect kit for fast tubing changes.
What voltage does the V0020 use? 115 V / 60 Hz; a 230 V / 50 Hz configuration is available by special order at the same price.
Ordering & Configuration
Plug type at order. Confirm at quote whether the order is the 115 V US-plug or 230 V EU-plug configuration.
Replacement / spare inventory. For high-throughput cell-culture facilities, plan procurement to include spare collection bottle (V0020-BOT), spare tubing (V0020-TB), and replacement filters (V0020-F1) for routine maintenance cycles.
Optional Quick Disconnect kit. For workflows requiring frequent tubing changes (e.g., switching between cell-culture media aspiration and bleach-decontamination workflows), the V0020-QD quick-disconnect kit supports fast tubing swap without re-clamping.
Confirm at quote: voltage and plug type, workflow chemical compatibility (especially if bleach or harsh solvents are involved — confirm polycarbonate compatibility), spare inventory needs, optional Quick Disconnect kit interest, training requirements, and lead time.
Warranty: Per Accuris standard warranty terms — confirm at quote.
Accuris Aspire Laboratory Aspirator family:
- V0020 (this product) — 115 V / 60 Hz US-plug
- 230 V / 50 Hz EU-plug configuration — by special order
- V0020-BOT — Spare 2 L collection bottle with lid + gasket
- V0020-TB — Spare silicone tubing, 1 m
- V0020-F1 — Spare hydrophobic filter
- V0020-QD — Optional Quick Disconnect kit
Order the V0020 chassis as the entry-tier procurement; pair with spare consumable inventory for production tissue-culture workflows.
