Microplate readers read biological, chemical or physical events that occur on a microtiter plate. A wide range of assays can be performed using a microplate reader including ELISAs, protein cell growth assays, nucleic acid and protein quantification, enzyme activity measurement, immunoassays, and screening of drug compounds and targets, among others. This makes these readers a staple in research labs specializing in drug discovery, bioassay validation, manufacturing, etc...
Considerations for purchasing a microplate reader
The first thing to consider when purchasing a microplate reader is the detection method. Microplates typically measure absorbance, fluorescence intensity, or luminescence, but models that measure time-resolved fluorescence and fluorescence polarization are also available for purchase. The type of detection to use will depend on the application. ELISAs and protein assays, for example, require absorbance to be measured while luciferase-based gene expression assays will require luminescence to be measured.
Other things to consider include plate format – 96-well and 384-well plates are the norm but higher and lower capacity plate sizes are also available, speed and throughput needed, type of software, and whether or not multiple plates or wells can be read simultaneously.
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- Spectral Fusion Illumination
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- 230 to 1000 nm
- 6 to 1536 wells
Molecular Devices, LLC
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- White light - 96-well/ 384 well microplate: <2 min
Fluorescence - 96-well/ 384 well microplate: <8 min - Inquire
- 6, 12, 24, 96 & 384-well SBS microplates
Molecular Devices, LLC
- Filter-based
- 5 sec
- 400 to 750 nm
- 96 Well Plates
Molecular Devices, LLC
- Filters
- 25 sec
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- 96 well plates
Molecular Devices, LLC
- LEDs, Deuterium Lamp
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- 230 to 750 nm
- 96 to 384 well or 6 to 1536 well
Molecular Devices, LLC
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- 5 seconds (in speed read mode)
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- 96- and 384-well plates, Cuvettes
Molecular Devices, LLC
- Monochromator, tunable 1.0 nm increments
- 96 wells. . . . 15 seconds
384 wells. . . . 45 seconds - 250 to 850 nm
- 96 wells / 384 wells
Molecular Devices, LLC
- Spectral Fusion Illumination
- 25 sec to1 min 40 sec
- 230 to 1000 nm
- 6 to 1536 wells
Molecular Devices, LLC
- High power xenon flash lamp, hybrid filters, and monochromator
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- 230 - 1000 nm
- 6 to 384-well microplates
Molecular Devices, LLC
- Filter-based
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- 380 to 630 nm
- 96 or 384 Well Plates
Molecular Devices, LLC
- Monochromator
- Absorbance: 17 seconds (96) Fluorescence Intensity: 15 seconds (96) Lumi: 17 seconds (96), TRF: 15 seconds (96), FP:44 seconds (96)
- 200 - 1000 nm
- 6, 12, 24, 48, 96, 384 Well Plates
Molecular Devices, LLC
- Two high-energy xenon flash lamps
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- 200 to 1000 nm
- 6, 12, 24, 48, 96, 384-well plates ANSI/SLAS
Molecular Devices, LLC
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- 96 and 384 wells
Molecular Devices, LLC
- High Powered LED or Flash Lamp
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- 230 to 1000 nm
- 6 to 1536-well
Molecular Devices, LLC
- Monochromator
- 9 sec minimum interval (Kinetic) or 12 sec (Endpoint)
- 340 to 850 nm
- 96 Well Plates
Molecular Devices, LLC
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- 5 sec
- 400 to 750 nm
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