Multi-well platforms, caddies, lids and combinations thereof
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to multi-well platforms, lids, caddies and any combination thereof. The multi-well platforms comprise a plurality of wells that can be of any shape and can be arranged in any ornamental pattern. The lid comprises an area corresponding to the well field. The caddy has a footprint approximately that of a standard 96-well microtiter plate. When the multi-well platform is engaged with the caddy, the wells of the well-field of the multi-well platform are preferably not obscured by the caddy when viewed from the bottom of the combination.
1. A multi well platform, comprising a well field having a bottom comprising a polycycloolefin material; wherein the polycycloolefin material has high transmittance and low fluorescence.
2. The multi well platform of claim 1 , wherein the well field includes a plurality of wells.
3. The multi well platform of claim 2 , wherein the bottom of each well is the polycycloolefin material.
4. The multi well platform of claim 2 , wherein each well includes opaque sides.
5. The multi well platform of claim 2 , wherein each well includes pigmented sides.
6. The multi well platform of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of wells are arranged in a pattern.
7. The multi well platform of claim 6 , wherein the pattern in a two-dimensional linear array.
8. The multi well platform of claim 6 , wherein the pattern in a geometric array.
9. The multi well platform of claim 2 , wherein the multi-well platform has a footprint and the cavity is adapted to receive the footprint.
10. The multi well platform of claim 1 , wherein the well field has a footprint approximately that of a standard 96-well microtiter plate.
11. The multi well platform of claim 1 , wherein the well field and the border both have a footprint approximately that of a standard 96-well microtiter plate.
12. The multi-well platform of claim 2 , wherein the number of wells is between 50 and 10000.
13. The multi-well platform of claim 2 , wherein the number of wells are a multiple of 96.
14. The multi well platform of claim 2 , further comprising a lid, the lid being dimensioned to cover at least the plurality of wells.
15. The multi well platform of claim 14 , wherein the lid is opaque.
16. The multi well platform of claim 14 , wherein the lid is pigmented.