Abstract
Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: “Amicroplate (also referred to as a well tray, well plate, mi crotiter plate, microwell plate, multiwell, etc.) is aflat plate with multiple “wells” used as small test tubes. The microplate has become a standard tool in analytical research and clinical diagnostic testing laboratories. A well plate ty pically has 6, 12, 24, 48, 96,384 or 1536 sample wells arranged, e.g., in a 2:3 rectangular matrix. Each well of a microplate typicallyholds between tens of n anolitres to several millilitres of liquid samples.