Loading tool for a multi-well chromatography filter plate

A method for loading material for chromatography testing comprising:

• placing a material on a top plate of a loading tool while the top plate is in a loading position, the top plate including:
• a plurality of wells for holding the material;
• a rail located along a side of the top plate;
• and
• a notch formed in the rail;
• scraping a tool across the top plate to remove excess material after the material fills the plurality of wells;
• placing the loading tool over a multi-well chromatography filter plate;
• and
• sliding the top plate of the loading tool from the loading position to an empty position, the empty position allowing the material to flow into the filter plate from the top plate through a bottom plate, the bottom plate slidably coupled to the top plate and including:
• a plurality of funnels extending from the bottom plate, each of the plurality of funnels corresponding to one of the plurality of wells;
• a track located along a side of the bottom plate to receive the rail located on the top plate;
• and
• a pathway formed in the track to receive the notch such that the notch and the pathway limit movement of the top plate relative to the bottom plate.

A system for loading material for chromatography testing comprising:

• a chromatography filter plate including a first plurality of wells;
• and
• a loading tool for loading a material into the chromatography filter plate, the loading tool including:
• a top plate including:
• a second plurality of wells for holding a material;
• a rail located along a side of the top plate;
• and
• a notch formed in the rail;
• and
• a bottom plate slidably coupled to the top plate, the bottom plate including:
• a plurality of funnels extending from the bottom plate, each of the plurality of funnels corresponding to one of the second plurality of wells;
• a track located along a side of the bottom plate to receive the rail located on the top plate;
• and
• a pathway formed in the track to receive the notch such that the notch and the pathway limit movement of the top plate relative to the bottom plate.