What means V-, U- and F-bottom and when should I use which microplate?

•  96 well microplates are in available with different well designs:

   

  V-bottom: The V stands for the conically tapered well bottom. These microplates are ideally suited for applications in which the entire sample volume must be pipetted of.

   

  U-bottom: The U describes the round bottom shape. U-bottom microplates are ideally suited for agglutination tests.

   

  F-bottom: The F stands for the flat bottom of the wells. This well type is ideal for precise optical measurements. The measuring light source is not deflected by the well profile. 

   

  
  

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