Q2 What are the advantages of using multi-well glass bottom plates compared to the standard glass bottom culture dishes?
A: The main advantage of the multi-well glass bottom plates is that you can grow 6, 12 ,24 or 96 cultures under identical conditions in the same culture plate. The multi-well plates are ideal for high throughput, high/high content screening applications.
B: Analysis using the multi-well plates is streamlined because only one (1) plate (versus multiple petri dishes) needs to be handled.
C: For a number of applications, treatment of the cultures (e.g., irradiation) is simplified using the multi-well plates.
D: Smaller wells in the glass bottom multi-well plates are useful for application of precious reagents in smaller volumes.

Availability:
Currently, only poly-d-lysine coated 96-well plates are available as standard products (Part #'s: P96GC-0-5-F and P96GC-1.5-0-F).
Special Orders:
All uncoated plates are available coated on a special order basis. However, because no samples of coated multi-well plates are available, it is recommended that you request a sample of the uncoated multi-well plate (to inspect the geometry and/or apply your own coating) along with a coated glass bottom dish (to insure your cells will grow on the coated glass). This pre-testing is important because special order plates cannot be returned.
Pricing: Special order plates are $60/case above the corresponding uncoated multi-well plates. There is a $50 special order charge that is waived when 3 or more cases are ordered.
Delivery: Lead time for special orders is 6-8 weeks.

Q4 Who are the main users of glass bottom multi-well plates?


Pharmaceutical Companies (due to high throughput testing), Academic/Research Institutions, and Medical Institutions.

Q5 What kind of feedback have you receivedfrom initial customers?

Feedback has been very positive. A number of customers have purchased multi-well plates without first trying a sample based on their previous experience with the standard glass bottom dishes for new users.

For new users, a sample plate is available for evaluation.

Q6 What type of microscope is the best for multi-well glass bottom plates?

The 6-well glass bottom plate can be used with upright or inverted microscopes. However, the 12-well, 24-well and 96-well plates are compatible with inverted microscopes.

Q7: How deep are the micro-wells of the glass bottom multi-well plates? What is the height of the well sidewalls?

The depth of the micro-wells and the height of the sidewall depends on the type of multi-well plate:

1. 6-well plate: 1.45-1.55 mm/ 17 mm
2. 12-well plate: 1.45-1.55 mm/ 17 mm
3. 24-well plate: 1.10-1.20 mm/ 17 mm
4. 96-well plate: 1.05-1.25 mm/ 10 mm

Q8 What is the diameter of the wells in the standard glass bottom multi-well plates?

1. 6-well plate: 10, 14, or 20 mm
2. 12-well plate: 10 or 14 mm
3. 24-well plate: 10 or 13 mm
4. 96-well plate: 5 mm