Assay Plates, Reader Systems and Methods for Luminescence Test Measurements
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1. A multi-well plate having an array of wells corresponding to a 96-well plate configuration, said array comprising one or more of the following:
- a first sector having wells A1 through A4, B1 through B4, C1 through C4, and D1 through D4;
a second sector having wells A5 through A8, B5 through B8, C5 through C8, and D5 through D8;
a third sector having wells A9 through A12, B9 through B12, C9 through C12, and D9 through D12;
a fourth sector having wells E1 through E4, F1 through F4, G1 through G4, and H1 through H4;
a fifth sector having wells E5 through E8, F5 through F8, G5 through G8, and H5 through H8; and
a sixth sector having wells E9 through E12, F9 through F12, G9 through G12, and H9 through H12;
said multi-well plate having a plurality of electrodes on a top surface and a plurality of contact surfaces on a bottom surface, wherein said plurality of electrodes are electrically connected to said plurality of contact surfaces.
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Abstract
Luminescence test measurements are conducted using an assay module having integrated electrodes with a reader apparatus adapted to receive assay modules, induce luminescence, preferably electrode induced luminescence, in the wells or assay regions of the assay modules and measure the induced luminescence.
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1. A multi-well plate having an array of wells corresponding to a 96-well plate configuration, said array comprising one or more of the following:
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a first sector having wells A1 through A4, B1 through B4, C1 through C4, and D1 through D4; a second sector having wells A5 through A8, B5 through B8, C5 through C8, and D5 through D8; a third sector having wells A9 through A12, B9 through B12, C9 through C12, and D9 through D12; a fourth sector having wells E1 through E4, F1 through F4, G1 through G4, and H1 through H4; a fifth sector having wells E5 through E8, F5 through F8, G5 through G8, and H5 through H8; and a sixth sector having wells E9 through E12, F9 through F12, G9 through G12, and H9 through H12; said multi-well plate having a plurality of electrodes on a top surface and a plurality of contact surfaces on a bottom surface, wherein said plurality of electrodes are electrically connected to said plurality of contact surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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6. A multi-well plate having an array of wells corresponding to a 384-well plate configuration, said array comprising one or more of the following:
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a first sector having wells A1 through A8, B1 through B8, C1 through C8, D1 through D8, E1 through E8, F1 through F8, G1 through G8, and H1 through H8; a second sector having wells A9 through A16, B9 through B16, C9 through C16, D9 through D16, E9 through E16, F9 through F16, G9 through G16, and H9 through H16; a third sector having wells A17 through A24, B17 through B24, C17 through C24, D17 through D24, E17 through E24, F17 through F24, G17 through G24, and H17 through H24; a fourth sector having wells I1 through 18, J1 through J8, K1 through K8, L1 through L8, M1 through M8, N1 through N8, O1 through O8 and P1 through P8; a fifth sector having wells I9 through I16, J9 through I16, K9 through K16, L9 through L16, M9 through M16, N9 through N16, O9 through O16 and P9 through P16; and a sixth sector having wells I17 through I24, J17 through J24, K17 through K24, L17 through L24, M17 through M24, N17 through 15 N24, O17 through O24 and P17 through P24; said multi-well plate having a plurality of electrodes on a top surface and a plurality of contact surfaces on a bottom surface, wherein said plurality of electrodes are electrically connected to said plurality of contact surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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