Costar Culture Microplate with Lid 6 Well Indiv Sealed Lot of 44 Plates

Costar 3516 6-Well Clear Cell Culture Microplates with Lids

Engineered for optimal mammalian cell attachment and robust growth, the Costar 3516 6-well microplate is an essential platform for routine tissue culture applications. These plates are precision-molded from optically clear virgin polystyrene, providing exceptional visibility for phase-contrast microscopy and detailed morphological assessments. The uniform hydrophilic surface is achieved through a specialized vacuum-gas plasma tissue culture (TC) treatment, ensuring consistent cellular adhesion across all six flat-bottom wells. To safeguard against cross-contamination and environmental exposure, each plate is supplied sterile and individually wrapped with a one-way fitting lid that regulates gas exchange while minimizing evaporation. Furthermore, the molded alphanumeric well identification facilitates rapid spatial orientation, significantly reducing pipetting errors during complex assay setups. This lot of 44 individually sealed plates delivers a reliable, high-quality solution for principal investigators requiring reproducible conditions for cell expansion, cloning, and transfection protocols.

Technical Performance and Design

• Vacuum-Gas Plasma TC Treatment: Promotes uniform protein binding and optimal cellular adhesion, crucial for the healthy propagation and viability of anchorage-dependent mammalian cell lines.

• Condensation Rings in Lid: Integrates concentric rings that align with each specific well to capture moisture, dramatically reducing evaporation rates and maintaining stable osmotic gradients within the culture media.

• Optically Clear Flat Bottoms: Delivers distortion-free light transmission, allowing for precise high-resolution microscopic imaging and uninterrupted visual tracking of cell confluency without optical interference.

• Alphanumeric Well Indexing: Features clearly molded lettering and numbering along the plate borders to ensure foolproof sample tracking and accurate reagent dispensing during multi-well experiments.

Product Specifications

• Catalog Number: 3516

• Well Count / Format: 6-Well, Flat Bottom

• Material: Virgin Polystyrene (Tissue Culture Treated)

• Sterility Status: Sterile, Individually Wrapped

• Included Accessories: One-Way Fitting Lids

Key Benefits & Applications

• Primary Cell Expansion: Provides an ideal surface area-to-volume ratio for scaling up sensitive primary cell cultures before transitioning them to larger flasks or downstream bioreactors.

• Transfection and Cloning Assays: The spacious 6-well format accommodates the necessary media volumes and surface area required for successful chemical transfections and subsequent clonal selection.

• Microscopy and Phenotypic Analysis: The premium plastic construction ensures zero optical interference during rigorous morphological studies, time-lapse imaging, or fluorescent cell viability scoring.

• Workflow Standardization: Consistent TC surface treatment across every plate in the lot guarantees reproducible growth kinetics, minimizing biological variance and ensuring reliable data across critical experiments.

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