Tecan Trading Ag

Nicole Eggenhofer

Manfred Lansing

Tobias Sawetzki

An incubation cassette is disclosed for reducing liquid evaporation from wells of a microplate. A frame has a central first opening surrounded by an inner wall having dimensions designed for the placement of a microplate therein and an outer wall which extends substantially parallel to the inner wall. The outer wall adjoins the inner wall via an intermediate bottom such that a liquid reservoir is formed thereby. The liquid reservoir surrounds the first central opening. At least a portion of the incubation cassette that forms the liquid reservoir has a transparent portion. A microplate reader has a housing and a transport support which can be pulled out of the housing. The transport support has a bearing surface for placement of a microplate having a plurality of wells or such an incubation cassette, and a controller adapted to control a method for reducing liquid evaporation from wells of the microplate.

Incubation cassette for receiving a microplate and microplate reader

An incubation cassette for reducing liquid evaporation from wells of a microplate that has a frame for receiving a microplate having wells. The frame has a central first opening that is surrounded by an inner wall and the dimensions are designed for the placement of the microplate therein, and an outer wall extends substantially parallel to the inner wall and adjoins the inner wall via an intermediate bottom such that a liquid reservoir for holding a liquid is formed by the two walls and the intermediate bottom, the liquid reservoir surrounding the first central opening. At least a portion of the incubation cassette that forms the liquid reservoir is provided at least in part with at least one transparent portion (TA).

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Kuchl, Austria

Nicole Eggenhofer