Microplates

Clarity and Purity Shape the Future of High Content Screening

Aurora Microplates, a Zeon company, manufactures premium microplates using ZEONOR^®resin and ZeonorFilm^®. Aurora's microplates offer exceptional clarity, purity, and low autofluorescence, yielding increased sensitivity and consistent assay results.

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ZEONOR^® Cyclo Olefin Polymers

No interference, clear, and precise

ZEONOR^® Cyclo Olefin Polymer (COP) resins deliver superior optical clarity, low autofluorescence and high purity for ultra-sensitive biological assays. ZEONOR^® microplates are optimal for high throughput imaging applications because they can maintain their superior flatness, even after exposure to higher-temp and higher-humidity environments such as incubators. The very low water absorption of ZEONOR^® results in a superior dimensional stability compared to other plastics used in microplates.

Unsurpassed Clarity

ZEONOR^®Diagnostic Grade resins exhibit glass-like clarity from UVA through NIR wavelengths. The higher transparency compared to polystyrene and COC, other common materials for microplates, is especially critical for fluorophores in the 300-450 nm range.

Close-up image of motor neurons after 14 days of culture in a Cyclo-Olefin Polymer microplate. Caption reads- Immunostaining: Synapsin 1 (green), MAP2 (red) and nuclei (blue).

Low Autofluorescence

ZEONOR^® offers lower autofluorescence than other microplate materials, especially for 365 and 400 nm excitation wavelengths. Compared to COC, a commonly used material for microplates, ZEONOR^® offers a significant reduction in background fluorescence intensity across a range of wavelengths.

Purity

ZEONOR^® is an extremely pure resin containing less-than-detectable residual metals and no low molecular weight additives or process aides. Compared to conventional polymers, assay reagents stored in devices made from ZEONOR^® have low risk of contamination from leaching, off-gasses, or extractables.

Chemical and Thermal Stability

ZEONOR^® resins offer enhanced compatibility for different assay conditions. Mechanically stable over a wide range of temperatures and humidity, microplates fabricated from ZEONOR^® retain their surface flatness, critical for consumables that go from incubator to imaging systems.

Inert and Non-Reactive

Microplates fabricated from ZEONOR^® have low surface energy and hydrophobic properties that reduce protein binding. ZEONOR^® microplates are compatible with common organic solvents used in life sciences applications such as EtOH, IPA, and DMSO.

Manufacturing

ZEONOR^® has excellent injection molding properties with high melt flow rates that enable microplates with up to 3456 wells, while maintaining a high degree of flatness.
For customers seeking to purchase pre-made microwell plates, Aurora Microplates offers plates in 96, 384, 1536 and 3456 well format.

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