Microplate

Microplate widgets for recording, visualizing, and managing well plate data in laboratory experiments. Supports 6-, 12-, 24-, 48-, 96-, and 384-well plates, plus a flexible plate for custom dimensions

Overview

A microplate, also known as a microtiter plate or multiwell plate, is a flat plate with multiple "wells" that act as small test tubes. It has become an essential tool in analytical research and clinical diagnostic testing laboratories. A common application is the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), which is foundational to most modern medical diagnostic tests for both humans and animals

A microplate typically features 6, 12, 24, 48, 96, 384, or 1536 sample wells arranged in a 2:3 rectangular matrix. Some variants have 3456 or 9600 wells, and a product called "array tape" offers a continuous strip of microplates embedded on flexible plastic tape. Read

Example of 96-well microplate

Layout

All plate widgets have a similar layout but vary in dimensions. The first row and column are reserved for names. When selected, the respective row and column will be highlighted.

Widget	No. Columns	No. of Rows
6-Well Plate	3	2
12-Well Plate	4	3
24-Well Plate	6	4
48-Well Plate	8	6
96-Well Plate	12	8
384-Well Plate	24	16
Flexible Well Plate	Any	Any

Custom Labels

All plate widgets support customizable column and row labels, allowing you to annotate each column or row with meaningful identifiers — such as sample names, experimental conditions, or treatment groups.

To set custom labels, click on a column header (e.g., 1, 2, 3…) or row header (e.g., A, B, C…) to select it. An input field will appear where you can type a custom label. This label will replace the default numeric or alphabetic identifier for that column or row.

Common use cases:

• Assign sample names to columns (e.g., "Control", "Treatment A", "Treatment B")

• Specify concentrations along rows (e.g., "1 µM", "10 µM", "100 µM")

• Label rows or columns with time points, replicates, or reagent identifiers

Custom labels are saved with the plate data and will appear in all views, including exports.

Widgets

• 6-Well Plate

• 12-Well Plate

• 24-Well Plate

• 48-Well Plate

• 96-Well Plate

• 384-Well Plate

• Flexible Well Plate