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MICROTITER WELL [3 records]

Record 1 2023-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
  • Scientific Research Equipment
  • Bioengineering
DEF

A strip of small test tubes or wells used in biomedical laboratories.

CONT

Determine the number of single wells needed.... Insert the required number of microtiter well strips into a holder.

OBS

Microtiter microplates with breakable strips offer maximum efficiency for processing both large and small numbers of samples, as only the exact number of wells required need be used. ... Strips come in 1x8 and 1x12 detachable or solid strip format with paired 2x8 strips also available.

PHR

Microwell strip reader, holder.

Key term(s)
  • micro-well strip
  • micro well strip
  • micro-titer well strip
  • micro titer well strip

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
  • Matériel et équipement (Recherche scientifique)
  • Technique biologique
DEF

Rangée de puits ou microtubes à essai attachés les uns aux autres que l'on utilise dans les laboratoires biomédicaux.

CONT

Un nouveau système comprenant des tubes séparés, des barrettes de 8 ou 12 tubes (capsules en option) et des racks spéciaux pré-remplis [...] est recommandé pour un large éventail d'applications telles que : la dilution et le mélange en série, [...] les procédures PCR [réaction en chaîne de la polymérase], EIA [essai immunoenzymatique]/ELISA [dosage immunoenzymatique] et RIA [radio-immuno-essai].

OBS

Les barrettes sont souvent reliées entre elles et forment alors une plaque de microtitration, dont on peut détacher une ou plusieurs barrettes selon le nombre de puits que l'on veut utiliser. Les puits des barrettes dites sécables peuvent être détachés et utilisés individuellement.

PHR

Barrette sécable.

PHR

Barrette de 8 puits, de 12 micropuits, de 16 tubes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biotechnology
DEF

Individual primary recombinant clones(hosted in phage, cosmid, YAC, or other vector) that are placed in two-dimensional arrays in microtiter dishes. Each primary clone can be identified by the identity of the plate and the clone location(row and column) on that plate. Arrayed libraries of clones can be used for many applications, including screening for a specific gene or genomic region of interest as well as for physical.

OBS

Glossary in molecular biology (Portions of the glossary text were taken directly or modified from definitions in the U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment document.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biotechnologie
OBS

Les clones sont disposés en rangs et en colonnes (grilles) dans une boîte de Pétri. Ce type de banque est différent des banques génomiques où les clones sont dispersés sans ordre dans la boîte de Pétri.

OBS

Proposition faite par un spécialiste en biologie moléculaire à la GRC.

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biotechnology
CONT

In the case of the high-speed colony picker, the machinery consists of two tables capable of computer-controlled movement positioned underneath a pair of plungers with a rotating carousel wheel in between that is fitted with 24 reusable needles. To operate the system, a Petri dish containing colonies of yeast or bacteria is placed on one table, and a 96-well microtiter plate is placed on the other. Guided by a digital image that shows the location of colonies in the dish, the first table moves a colony directly underneath a plunger which at the same time is being armed with a needle from the carousel. On a signal from a computer, the plunger dips the needle into the colony and immediately retracts it with "picked" cells. The carousel then rotates the needle over to the second plunger and the table bearing the microtiter plate moves until the correct well is directly underneath it. The computer activates the second plunger, dipping the needle into the growth medium where some of the cells will be deposited. After retraction from the growth medium, the needle is rotated by the carousel through a tank filled with sterilizing liquid and made ready for reuse.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biotechnologie
CONT

Seule la sociéte Hybrid a développé un appareil pour le repiquage automatique des colonies, le Colony Picker. Doté d'un système optique sophistiqué couplé à un bras multiaxe, il repique les plages de lyse ou les colonies bactériennes des boîtes de Pétri et les distribue dans un milieu pour la culture cellulaire. Sa très forte capacité permet d'augmenter très sensiblement la cadence dans les laboratoires de séquençage.

OBS

Proposition par analogie avec repiqueuse de plants en agriculture.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biotecnología
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