Microplate for containing a plurality of samples
AssigneeLeica Microsystems CMS GmbH
InventorSoeren Alsheimer
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Abstract
A microplate for containing a plurality of samples includes a plurality of sample cavities, each sample cavity including at least one dividing element which divides the sample cavity into at least a donor compartment and a receiver compartment. The dividing element is configured to contain one of the samples within one of the donor or receiver compartments when the microplate is in a first orientation. The dividing element is further configured to allow the sample to be transferred at least from the donor compartment to the receiver compartment of one of the sample cavities when the microplate is in a second orientation. A method for transferring a sample between compartments of the microplate is also disclosed.
Claims15
A microplate for containing a plurality of samples, the microplate comprising:
- a plurality of sample cavities, each respective sample cavity of the plurality of sample cavities comprising at least one dividing element, wherein the dividing element divides the respective sample cavity into at least a donor compartment and a receiver compartment, wherein the microplate has a top side and a bottom side opposite the top side, the donor compartment and the receiver compartment having openings on the top side,
- wherein the dividing element comprises a lower part and an upper part, wherein the lower part extends, along a line perpendicular to the top side of the microplate, from a bottom of the donor compartment or the receiver compartment and is shorter than side walls of the donor compartment or the receiver compartment, wherein the upper part is directly above the lower part, and wherein the dividing element has an opening between the upper part and the lower part so that, as the microplate is in a first orientation with the microplate resting on the bottom side, a respective sample of the plurality of samples contained within one of the donor compartment or the receiver compartment of the respective sample cavity does not spill over into the other one of the donor compartment or the receiver compartment, and as the microplate is in a second orientation different from the first orientation, the respective sample is allowed to be transferred between the donor compartment and the receiver compartment through the opening.
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