Flex plate with removable inserts and cover
AssigneeBrookhaven Science Associates, LLC
InventorsAlexei S. Soares, Karan Joshi, Grace C. Shea-McCarthy, Ella Teplitsky
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Abstract
Technologies are described for methods and systems effective for flex plates. The flex plates may comprise a base plate. The base plate may include walls that define an insert location opening in the base plate. The insert location opening in the base plate may be in communication with a securement area. The flex plates may comprise an insert. The insert may include a reservoir region and a crystallization region separated by a wall including channels. The reservoir region and the crystallization region may include a backing. The insert may further include securement tabs. The securement tabs may be configured to secure the insert to the base plate at the securement area.
Claims14
A method to make a sample, the method comprising:
- placing a preparation within a crystallization region of at least one removable insert having a plurality of securement tabs, the at least one removable insert secured to a securement area of a base plate using the plurality of securement tabs;
- placing a precipitant within a reservoir region of the at least one removable insert, the reservoir region being separated from the crystallization region by walls defining channels;
- removing the insert from the base plate;
- and
- placing the at least one removable insert into a testing device to test the sample in situ.
A method to make a sample, the method comprising:
- obtaining a flex plate having a base plate, wherein the base plate includes at least one securement area and at least one removable insert in the at least one securement area, wherein the removable insert includes a reservoir region and a crystallization region separated by a wall including channels, the removable insert further includes at least one securement tab configured to secure the removable insert to the base plate at the securement area;
- placing a preparation within the crystallization region of the at least one removable insert;
- placing a precipitant within a reservoir region of the at least one removable insert, the reservoir region being separated from the crystallization region by walls defining channels;
- removing the insert from the base plate;
- and
- placing the at least one removable insert into a testing device to test the sample in situ.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.