THE TENTH annual Planet xMap conference, currently underway in Monaco, has addressed many of the topical issues in medical research and diagnostics including the outlook for the people of the poorest nations, the potential of neuronal stem cells, and the…
Category: microplate
Well bottom elevation microplate standard now ANSI accredited
THE AMERICAN National Standards Institute (ANSI) has finalised accreditation of the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) Microplate Standard 6 for Well Bottom Elevation. Known as ANSI/SLAS 6-2012, this new standard defines terminology and measurement protocols for well bottom…
High-content screening from low volumes of cells
A NEW array system for low-volume cell-based assays allows scientists to use a fraction of the cells, media, and reagents they have traditionally used, says its developer Curiox Biosystems. The DropArray system allows high content analysis of adherent or suspension…
Selective microplate sealing with these innovative cap strips
A NEW range of cap strips to provide high integrity sealing of deep well plates (2ml, 1ml, and 350ul square well) along with Microlute 96 well solid phase extraction (SPE) and protein precipitation plates has been introduced by Porvair Sciences.…
Faster easier sample clean-up in high throughput labs
PORVAIR Sciences says its Microlute SPE sample preparation system provides a faster, less troublesome alternative to cartridges for high throughput sample clean-up. Able to handle samples as small as 150ul, Microlute helps users increase assay sensitivity by providing pre-injection clean-up…
Protein precipitation separation on a budget
PORVAIR Sciences says that the use of protein precipitation separation techniques is growing in chromatography labs. It has launched the Combipack in response to this trend, offering a new economic package for laboratories seeking to minimise costs. Combipack consists of…
Microplate helps automate solid phase extraction cleanup
THE Microlute 96 well SPE microplate from Porvair Sciences is designed to automate solid phase extraction (SPE) cleanup and analyte enrichment in busy laboratories. Porvair offers a number of sorbents, from C18 to Mixed Mode, in either silica or polymer…
Trough plates boost productivity in multichannel pipetting
RESEARCHERS performing serial dilutions or working with reagents using multichannel pipettors might like to check out this new ‘trough plate’ from JG Finneran. These eight- and 12-channel reservoir trough plates hold liquid reagents in precise rows that align with pipette…
Deep plates promise high sample integrity
A NEW applications report shows that deep well polypropylene microplates from Porvair Sciences contain almost no significant levels of leachable or extractable compounds which might affect the integrity of stored samples. GC/MS analysis carried out by on a wide range…
Sample integrity is enhanced by multi-well plates
PORVAIR’s range of proprietary multi-well filtration microplates has been developed in response to the need for reliable methods to purify samples and improve assays. These microplates are optimised for applications including cell harvesting, DNA separations, binding studies, plasmid isolation, general…