microplate
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- noun
- /ˈmaɪkroʊˌpleɪt/
- Specialized
:
microplaca
- The scientist used a 96-well microplate to conduct the DNA tests on various samples.
- microplate reader
- 96-well microplate
Examples
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Pipet 50 µl of the diluted samples and controls into separate wells of a microplate.
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To observe seroconversion and changes in antibody titers, we measured neutralization antibodies using a microneutralization test on a 96-well microplate.
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Virus isolation was carried out using a described microplate method (15).
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Then, run the microplate reader and conduct measurements at 450 nm immediately.
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Color intensities were measured using a microplate reader (Molecular Devices, CA, USA).
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Technician Tina Williams and chemist Charles Lee use an automated liquid handler and a microplate reader to measure enzyme activity.
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The absorbance was read at 570 nm using a microplate reader, and 630 nm was used as a reference wavelength.
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Finally, 50 µL of stop solution was added, and the absorbance was read at 450 nm using a microplate reader within 5 minutes.
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Measure the fluorescence in a fluorescence microplate reader using excitation in the range of 530-560 nm and emission detection at 590 nm.
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The absorbance was read at 570 nm using a microplate reader (VersaMax, Sunnyvale, USA), and 630 nm was used as a reference wavelength.
Academic text (2018)
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word microplate joins micro-, from a Greek word meaning 'small' and seen in microphone, and plate, meaning 'flat piece'. So it literally means a 'small flat plate', which is why labs use a microplate to hold many tiny samples in wells.