Quality Commitment through Design and Manufacturing
Microplate Flatness: The flat-bottom design of a COP microplate from Aurora Biotechnologies is optimized for high-performance imaging and mutli-mode detection. The flat bottom allows for more efficient plate washing results. The bottom surface is engineered to be extremely flat, with a high transmittance window for optical measurements of each well. The bottom thickness is typically 100µm, but can be made thicker for certain applications, as necessary.
Automation Compatible: COP Plates meet the rigorous demands of laboratory automation. The plates are qualified for fit and function that ensures reliable handling in robotic operations. Special automation features on the plates include fiducials, flanges and cutouts for positioning and embossing during microplate stacking routines.
Quality Manufacturing: All microplates are manufactured under strict process controls guaranteeing consistently high performance. Plates are made under clean room conditions according to currently-accepted quality standards. All microplates are non-pyrogenic (<0.06EU/mL) and they are regularly tested using an FDA-approved LAL-test (Limulus Amoebocyte Lysate Assay). All plates conform to SBS and ANSI standards except where indicated. Certain assay requirements may prohibit conformance to these standards in order to achieve desirous results.
Perimeter Wells: The perimeter consists of 164 or244 dummy wells for the 1536-well and 3456-well microplates, respectively. When filled with aqueous or DMSO solutions, these wells effectively shield the assay wells from the edge effects of evaporation or water uptake.
Low Evaporation Lids: Lids are included in with all microplates, unless otherwise specified. Each lid significantly reduces sample loss due to evaporation. A series of channels restricts airflow yet allows for gaseous exchange in the well array. This reduces the transfer of water vapor between the wells and the external environment, and results in lower evaporation of aqueous solutions or reduced water uptake for DMSO based applications. |
