Microplate

Microplate related widgets

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

Widgets

• 6-Well Plate
• 12-Well Plate
• 24-Well Plate
• 48-Well Plate
• 96-Well Plate
• 384-Well Plate
• Flexible Well Plate