Low background multi-well plates with greater than 864 wells for fluorescence measurements of biological and biochemical samples
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1. A multi-well plate for fluorescence measurements of biological and biochemical samples, comprising:
- more than 864 wells and each well comprising a wall and a bottom layer, said bottom layer with a low fluorescence and high transmittance portion comprising a cycloolefin copolymer, anda frame, wherein said wells are disposed in said frame and said wells can hold ten microliters or less in volume,wherein said multi-well plate is for detecting a fluorescence signal from a biological and biochemical sample and said multi-well plate has a footprint of a standard 96-well microtiter plate, and further wherein said low fluorescence and high transmittance portion is substantially all of said bottom layer.
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Abstract
The invention provides for multi-well plates with greater than 864 wells that comprise a layer of cycloolefin having low fluorescence and high transmittance. These multi-well plates are particularly well suited for fluorescence measurements.
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1. A multi-well plate for fluorescence measurements of biological and biochemical samples, comprising:
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more than 864 wells and each well comprising a wall and a bottom layer, said bottom layer with a low fluorescence and high transmittance portion comprising a cycloolefin copolymer, and a frame, wherein said wells are disposed in said frame and said wells can hold ten microliters or less in volume, wherein said multi-well plate is for detecting a fluorescence signal from a biological and biochemical sample and said multi-well plate has a footprint of a standard 96-well microtiter plate, and further wherein said low fluorescence and high transmittance portion is substantially all of said bottom layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A process for making a multi-well plate for fluorescence measurements of biological and biochemical samples with more than 864 wells and each well comprising a polymer wall, said process comprising:
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injection molding said multi-well plate with a bottom layer with low fluorescence and high transmittance, comprising a cycloolefin copolymer, and wherein said wells of said multi-well plate are disposed in a frame and said wells can hold ten microliters or less in volume, and said multi-well plate is for detecting a fluorescence signal from a biological or biochemical sample and said multi-well plate has a footprint of a standard 96-well microtiter plate, and further wherein said low fluorescence and high transmittance portion is substantially all of said bottom layer. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A kit, comprising:
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a) reagents for an assay, b) a multi-well plate for fluorescence measurements of biological and biochemical samples, comprising; i) more than 864 wells and each well comprising a wall and a bottom layer, said bottom layer with a low fluorescence and high transmittance portion comprising a cycloolefin copolymer, and ii) a frame, wherein said wells are disposed in said frame and said wells can hold ten microliters or less in volume; wherein said multi-well plate is for detecting a signal from a sample and said multi-well plate has a footprint of a standard 96-well microtiter plate, and further wherein said low fluorescence and high transmittance portion is substantially all of said bottom layer. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A multi-well plate for fluorescence measurements of biological and biochemical samples, comprsing:
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more than 864 wells in two dimensional linear arrays and each well comprising a wall and a bottom layer said bottom layer with a low fluorescence and high transmittance portion comprising a cycloolefin polymer, and a frame, wherein said wells are disposed in said frame, and said wells can hold ten microliters or less in volume, wherein said multi-well plate is for detecting a signal from a sample and said multi-well plate has a footprint of a standard 96-well microtiter plate, and further wherein said low fluorescence and high transmittance portion is substantially all of said bottom layer. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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