Apparatus for preventing cross-contamination of multi-well test plates
US5516490A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 17, 1994 |
| Grant date | May 14, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/255
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A multi-well plate which prevents cross-contamination of specimens through the use of a resilient gasket which covers a majority of the top of the plate and is compressed by a lid. It thus provides a sealing assembly for arrays of containers of any size or shape. A multi-well plate of modular construction is also disclosed in which resilient gaskets prevent cross-contamination of samples. The gaskets may be unitary sheets with or without an array of openings corresponding to the well openings or may consist of discrete single-cell gaskets. A multi-well plate in which the wells have conical ends is also provided.
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