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Why automate microplate sealing and peeling? New SelectScience eBook
Discover a new gold standard for plate processing
27 Jun 2020Georgina Wynne Hughes
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Medium- and high-throughput laboratories performing manual processing of assay plates will be familiar with time spent repetitively covering and uncovering micro- and PCR plates with seals. However, as well as the impact on resources, there are also implications for experimental reliability with this approach.
This new SelectScience application eBook describes some of the key constraints associated with manual plate processing for applications such as PCR and compound screening and presents a new gold standard for automated plate sealing and peeling.
Learn about:
- The risks and constraints of manual plate processing
- How you can overcome these hazards using automated sealing and peeling instrumentation
- Integrating automated plate sealing and peeling technology into your workflow
- Case study: Transforming emerging biotechnology laboratories
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