Category: microplate

Plate reader includes on-board camera for well imaging

DESCRIBED as an evolution of its first dynamic light scattering (DLS) plate reader, Wyatt Technology’s new DynaPro Plate Reader II includes an onboard camera to take pictures of each microplate well. The new reader has an extended temperature range, from…

96-channel pipette demonstration now online

THE FULL benefits of the Viaflo 96 handheld electronic pipette are demonstrated in a new four-minute video, now available on the LabHomepage YouTube channel (and embedded below). Integra says the Viaflo 96 facilitates the fast and precise transfer of 96…

Multiple sample vials in 96-well microplate footprint

COMBINING the benefits of individual sample vials with the handling advantages of the standard 96-well microplate format, JG Finneran’s new Snap Seal Vials and Snap Top Caps may appeal to many laboratories. An adaptation of the company’s existing vials and…

Assay plates have glass bottoms for better imaging

PORVAIR’s Krystal assay plates have an upper part made of polystyrene and a base plate made of a sheet of borosilicate glass, and says the company are proven to give higher performance for fluorescence assays, luminescence detection, scintillation counting, and…

Microplate systems at ELA 2012 are automation friendly

A COMPLETE range of automation-friendly microplates and equipment will be shown by Porvair and its local collaborator KBiosystems at European Lab Automation 2012 in Hamburg. Products on show will include the Universal Robotic Manifold, which is easily assembled and disassembled…

Film seals microplates without contaminating samples

ANY MICROPLATE sealing film presents an obvious risk of allowing the adhesive to come into contact with the sample. JG Finneran says its new 96-Well PTFE Sealing Film features a patented design to seal samples into microplates without exposing them…