Multi-through hole testing plate for high throughput screening

A method for identifying the location of a liquid sample in a testing assembly, said method comprising:

• providing a testing assembly having a pair of opposing surfaces and a plurality of through holes, each of said through holes extending from one of said opposing surfaces to the other one of said opposing surfaces, wherein the through holes are arranged in groups and each group comprises at least two rows and at least two columns of holes and wherein portions of the liquid sample are located in at least some of the through holes;
• identifying the liquid sample in at least one through hole;
• and
• locating the identified through hole based upon the group in which the through hole is located.

A method for analyzing one or more liquid samples, said method comprising:

• providing a testing assembly having a pair of opposing surfaces and a plurality of through holes, each of the through holes extending from one of the opposing surfaces to the other of the opposing surfaces;
• and
• at least partially filling a plurality of said through holes with respective liquid samples, wherein surface tension holds the respective liquid samples in the respective plurality of through holes;
• and
• analyzing at least one of said liquid samples in at least one of said through holes.

A high throughput screening method comprising:

• providing at least one liquid sample that includes an analyte that directly or indirectly produces a detectable characteristic;
• providing a testing assembly having a pair of opposing surfaces and a plurality of through holes, each of said through holes extending from one of the opposing surfaces to the other of the opposing surfaces;
• at least partially filling a plurality of said through holes with at least portions of said at least one liquid sample, wherein surface tension holds the respective portions in the respective plurality of through holes;
• and
• detecting which of said plurality of through holes contains a liquid sample portion that includes said analyte.