Curiox Laminar Wash Microplate Volume Adapter 96 Well 20 Plate Adapters

Curiox Laminar Wash 96-Well Large Volume Adaptor – Polystyrene Plate Grid (MPN: DC-GR-96-05)

The Curiox DC-GR-96-05 (also written as DCGR9605) is a precision-engineered disposable Large Volume Adaptor (LVA) grid engineered specifically to augment Curiox Laminar Wash™ 96-well microplate workflows (such as the 96-DC-CL-05). Because standard Curiox Drop-Array plates feature a revolutionary "wall-less" surface-tension layout to enable centrifuge-free cell washing, they are natively restricted to handling micro-droplets up to 75 µL. The DC-GR-96-05 solves this volumetric ceiling by snapping directly onto the top of the 96-well plate. Once seated, it forms temporary physical isolation walls around each hydrophilic spot, safely expanding the structural fluid headspace to accommodate larger reagent or sample volume treatments up to 150 µL.

Technical Performance and Design

• Volumetric Expansion Frame: Creates an immediate physical wall array around the natively wall-less plate spots. This doubles the functional volumetric ceiling from 75 µL to 150 µL, allowing researchers to introduce additional wash buffers, cell blocks, or multi-color antibody staining cocktails.

• Incubation Step Optimization: Engineered to remain securely attached to the plate deck during long incubation blocks. This allows for simple, walk-away staining routines under refrigeration or within high-humidity incubators without liquid spilling or cross-well carryover.

• Direct Cytometer Collection: Acting as a structural chimney layout, the adapter allows for direct, automated sample collection and sipping directly from the plate when moving through compatible high-throughput autosampler flow cytometers.

• Rigid Polystyrene Alignment: Molded from high-purity, bio-inert polystyrene to strict ANSI/SLAS dimensional configurations. This ensures zero chemical interference with active bioassays while resisting mechanical warp under robotic transport handling.

Product Specifications

• Catalog Number / MPN: DC-GR-96-05 (DCGR9605)

• Manufacturer: Curiox Biosystems

• Product Type: Large Volume Adaptor (LVA) / Plate Grid

• Format: 96-Well Symmetrical Overlay (8 × 12 Array)

• Material Composition: Premium Medical-Grade Polystyrene (PS)

• Maximum Volume Capacity: Expands well limit up to 150 µL

• Sterility Status: Non-Sterile (Single-Use Disposable)

• Workflow System Compatibility: Curiox HT2000, HT2100, and AUTO 1000 automated platform protocols

Key Benefits & Applications

• High-Volume Antibody Staining: Essential for multiplex flow cytometry panels requiring large volumes of diluted primary antibodies, blockage reagents, or secondary fluorophores.

• Streamlined Flow Cytometry Ingestion: Allows the washed plate assembly to fit smoothly inside autosamplers (e.g., Beckman Coulter CytoFLEX, BD HTS lines, Cytek Aurora), eliminating manual sample transfers into tubes.

• Preserved Low-Shear Cellular Integrity: While the LVA provides physical boundaries during incubation or acquisition blocks, it functions seamlessly alongside the automated laminar system to wash delicate cell arrays without high-g pelleting stress.

• Rapid Snap-On Integration: Features a high-tolerance click-lock fitment that aligns effortlessly with the baseline plate structure, making it highly compatible with manual multi-channel pipettors or automated robotic hands.

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