BRANDplates® – the new range of microplates

The new 96-, 384- and 1536-well microplates from BRAND are available in a wide variety of bottom shapes (U-/V-/F-/C-bottom) and materials (transparent, white or black). Specific surface treatment results in 8 different surface types to fulfill the needs of a broad range of cell culture, immunology and standard applications.

The new BRANDplates^® are manufactured under clean room conditions according to ISO 14644-1 class 5 to 8, are tested in independent accredited laboratories and can be used for the most demanding tasks.

BRANDplates^® are available in 8 different surface types:

■ Non-treated surfaces: pureGrade^TM, pureGrade^TM S
■ Immunological surfaces: immunoGrade^TM, hydroGrade^TM, lipoGrade^TM
■ Cell culture surfaces: cellGrade^TM, cellGrade^TM plus, cellGrade^TM premium

Plates are alphanumerically labelled, stackable and compatible with most standard readers and washers. They meet the standards ANSI/SBS 1 through 4-2004.

Standard microplates with 96-wells bear a colored alphanumeric code identifying the surface type (Color-code for tissue culture plates: orange, for immuno plates: blue, for non-treated plates: grey). White plates provide maximum reflection and minimum crosstalk during luminescence measurements, black plates provide minimum back light scatter during fluorescence analyses.

BRANDplates^® are non cytotoxic according to ISO 10993, free of endotoxins (< 0.01 EU/ml), and free of DNA, DNase and RNase. Sterile Products comply with ISO 11137 and AAMI guidelines, a SAL of 10-6 is reached. Sterile plates are supplied individually wrapped with lid.

For more information, please visit our website via the article webpage or ask for the new BRAND General Catalog 800, which is now available in 7 languages!