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Microplate Basics: Selecting the Correct Plate for Your Application

BRANDTECH® Scientific, Inc.

15 Dec 2014

Microplate Basics: Selecting the Correct Plate for Your Application

In this video, learn why life science consumables matter and discover how to select the correct microplate for your life science application. An overview of microplate capacities and surface modifications are described.

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BRANDTECH® Scientific, Inc.

BRANDTECH^® Scientific is the US and Canadian division of the Brand Group representing BRAND^®, VACUUBRAND^®, Vitlab^® and Bochem^® products manufactured in Germany.

BRAND liquid handling products
VACUUBRAND oil free, chemistry resistant vacuum pumps
VITLAB volumetric and general plastic labware
BOCHEM stainless steel laboratory support jacks

Featured products offered by BRANDTECH^® Scientific include:

Transferpette^® S single, multichannel, manual and electronic pipettes
HandyStep^® and HandyStep^® Touch Repeating pipettes and accu-jet^® S pipette controllers
Dispensette^® S bottle-top dispensers
VARIO^® Select Diaphragm Vacuum Pumps for automated chemistry applications
VACUU-PURE^® 10 vacuum pumps for oil free vacuum with no abrasion and no wear parts
PCR tubes, strips and plates, disposable UV-Cuvettes for DNA/RNA
Class A Volumetric plastic labware and PFA plastics for trace analysis

For purchases outside the US and Canada go to our European websites; BRAND | VACUUBRAND | VITLAB

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