Multi-well slide format

NEXTERION® MPX-48 Slides

The special 48-well architecture of NEXTERION® Slide MPX-48 allows the parallel analysis of multiple biological samples against focused subsets of probes on a single slide. The dimensions of the microarray slide are fully compatible with all microarray printers and scanners, allowing users to run multiple samples on a single slide without any additional hardware.

Overview

Key product features

• Standard slide format compatible with all standard commercial micro array printing, liquid handling and scanning equipment

• Simultaneous analysis of 48 biological samples on one slide

• Excellent reproducibility compared to conventional single-array applications

Product details

High quality glass substrate

The ultra flat, glass slide is manufactured from low auto-fluorescent borosilicate glass with the dimensions 75.6 mm x 25.0 mm x 1 mm. The uniform flatness of the borosilicate glass ensures highly reproducible contact printing and scanning across the wells. The glass slides are partitioned into 48 wells by an ultra-hydrophobic patterning layer. Each well is 3.5 x 3.5 mm with 9 mm center-to-center spacing, in a 4 x 12 format (identified as A–D and1- 12). The dimensions and locations of the wells are fully compatible with standard microarray printing parameters. There is a region of unpatterned glass on the right hand side for the attachment of an optional barcode label.

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Hydrophobic well edges

NEXTERION® Slide MPX-48 is not supplied with a separate 48-well superstructure. Instead the highly hydrophobic well edges will retain droplets of pipetted liquid (up to 17.5 microlitres) in each well for several hours without cross contamination.

Packaging and storage

NEXTERION® Slide MPX-48 are available as 5-slide packs sealed in stable plastic boxes under an inert atmosphere. The slides are ready-to-use from the box. The exact shelf life of the slides is determined by the coating and is indicated on the external packaging.