Overview
The new Eppendorf Polypropylene Microplates and Microtitre plates set new standards in terms of transparency, purity and stability!
With the easy to read OptiTrack® matrix and a clarity, unique and unbeaten for polypropylene microplates and microtitre plates, the identification of the correct plate or an individual well is easier, less error-prone and up to 30 % faster.
Do you look for clear signals in fluorescence or luminescence detection even with low concentration samples? Then the black and white Eppendorf Microplates are the right choice. They offer an excellent signal-to-noise ratio, resulting in an extremely low detection limit.
All Eppendorf Microplates are manufactured in ISO certified clean room conditions. They are available in the purity levels PCR clean (free of human DNA, DNase, RNase and PCR inhibitors) or Sterile. In accordance with the high Eppendorf quality standards, each batch is tested and certified individually.
Features
Highest transparency for better sample visibility
The unique combination of a bright border and a highcontrast alphanumeric labeling has already proved its value in Eppendorf Deepwell Plates! Now the OptiTrack® matrix well identification system makes working with microplates just as easy!
The labeling on the top side of the plate and the frame colors are as resistant to UV light and solvents as the microplates themselves. Eppendorf Microplates 384 have additional evenly spaced markings which make orientation signifi cantly easier. You can even label the frame individually with a pencil.
Superior Visual Clarity test results compared to competing products
Eppendorf's Microplates can be compared with typical plates from other manufacturers.
The reults speak for themselves in terms of the ease with which samples can be viewed with clarity and lack of colorific or detail distortion.
Test Results for Spectral Transparency and Ease of Use
The superior craftsmanship and materials use in the fabrication of Eppendorf's Polypropylene Microplates is clearly demonstrated by the results of these tests:
Test 1: Light transparency measurements The data resulting from the absorption measurements are shown in Fig. 3, expressed as light transparency. These data confi rm that transparency across the measured spectrum is higher for the Eppendorf Microplates than for the competitors’ plates.Diagram of the transparency of empty micro test plates, calculated from absorbance measurements across the spectrum of wavelengths between 350 and 650 nm.
Test 2: Timetrials conducted clearly demonstrate much faster identification of wells than possible with the conventional grid of competitors’ plates.
The average time required for marking 10 wells on one plate is 38s for Eppendorf plates, whereas for standard plates these values range between 48 and 53 s. Locating individual wells in an Eppendorf Microplate is up to 30 % faster.
The tighter grouping for Eppendorf plates demonstrates superior consistency achieved by the clearer labelling of the OptiTrack® matrix.
Labeling which is difficult to read can therefore lead to higher variability in timesensitive experiments, since well identification requires variable lengths of time.
In the case where a filled pipette tip is used for “counting up” to the correct well, the risk of contamination is highly increased.
OptiTrack® matrix for easy and fast well identification
- Choice of Coloured borders: white, black
- Easy-to-read, contrast-rich alphanumeric labeling
- Simple well location and sample handling
- UV- and Chemical-resistant labeling and color
Eppendorf's OptiTrack matrix makes work easier by providing a unique combination of colored borders with dark, contrast-rich alphanumeric labeling. This facilitates a 30% increase in sample-finding accuracy compared with other manufacturer's products.
This significantly reduces working time and mistakes and improves the efficiency of lab organisation.
The wells themselves are colorless and transparent - for a perfect view inside the wells or inspecting the underside of the plate.
g-Safe® for time saving centrifugation up to 6000 × g
- Centrifugation at up to 6,000 x g without adapter in wide range of temperatures
- High dimensional stability
- High torsional rigidity
- Suitable for swinging-bucket rotors and drum rotors
- Suitable for Eppendorf MixMate® and other mixers
RecoverMax® well design for maximum sample recovery
- Optimized well geometry
- Reduced “wicking” and no danger of cross-contamination
- No sharp-edged contours inside the well
- Rounded transitions from well walls to well bottoms
- Rounded well bottoms
- Conical, rounded well bottoms
- Significant reduction in wicking
- Excellent mixing properties - speed and efficiency
- Fast resuspension
- Maximum recovery of sample material
The new well design features smoothed corners and transitions at the walls and at the bottom of the wells. Due to RecoverMax design the liquid collects at the lowest point at the center of the wells.
The new design prevents interfering sample deposits from accumulating in the corners, especially in rectangular wells. Benefit: considerably reduced liquid and sample losses, efficient sample mixing and wicking reduction.
For a more thorough demonstration of the practical performance of this plate design see Investigation into the impact of an optimized well design on resuspension properties, sample losses and contamination effects by Katrin Käppler-Hanno, Philip Müller and Wolf Wente of Eppendorf AG, Hamburg, Germany; Eppendorf Instrumente GmbH, Hamburg, Germany.
Flat, planar surface with raised well rims for effective sealing
The well tops have been extruded to the same depth as the rims creating a flat, planar surface which accepts a heat-seal film without creating fil-flexure thus assuring you of a reliable and robust contamination-proof seal for your samples.
Black and white microplates for improved sensitivity in fluorescence and luminescence assays
The black Eppendorf Microplates are ideal for fluorescence detection. They offer an excellent signal-to-noise ratio, resulting in an extremely low detection limit – for clear signals even with low concentration samples! The white Eppendorf Microplates are optimized for highest sensitivity in the detection of luminescence or weak fl uorescence signals, while their interfering background fl uorescence is extremely low.
Both versions are manufactured in high polished moulds from ultra-pure polypropylene. Thus unspecifi c binding of the sample, which may influence the test result at low sample concentrations, can be reduced.
High chemical resistance
The clear Eppendorf Polypropylene Microplates are ideal for storing substances or for applications requiring high resistance to solvents, such as DMSO.
Batch certified in PCR clean and Sterile quality
All Eppendorf Microplates are manufactured in ISO certi fi ed clean room conditions. They are available in the purity levels PCR clean (free of human DNA, DNase, RNase and PCR inhibitors) or Sterile. In accordance with the high Eppendorf quality standards, each batch is tested and certifi ed individually. After all, your valuable samples deserve the best treatment!
