Appendix B: Accessories - Molecular Devices SpectraMax M2 User Manual

Appendix B: Accessories

This appendix describes supported accessories for the instrument.
Supported Plates and Cuvettes
The software supports the following plates:
96-well Standard, 96 Costar, 96 Greiner Black, 96 Bottom Offset, 96 Falcon, 96 BD
Optilux/Biocoat, 96 BD Fluoroblok MW Insert, 96 Corning Half Area, 96 MD HE PS
384-well Standard, 384 Costar, 384 Greiner, 384 Falcon, 384 Corning, 384 MD HE PS
48 Costar
24 Costar
12 Costar, 12 Falcon
6 Costar, 6 Falcon
The software plate list also includes half area and low volume plates.
Note: Not all manufacturers' plates and cuvettes are the same with regard to design,
materials, or configuration. Depending on the type of plate that you use, temperature
uniformity within the plate or cuvette can vary.
The following have been tested and have an optical pathlength of 10 mm and standard
external dimensions (12.5 mm x 12.5 mm). The fill volumes differ only because of the
different internal width and chamber height dimensions.
Standard and Semi-Microcuvettes
0112-0102 E
Internal Width
10 mm
4 mm
2 mm
Minimum Volume
~ 1.80 mL
~ 0.75 mL
~ 0.40 mL
B
Maximum Volume
4.0 mL
1.4 mL
0.7 mL
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