Plate A-plates

Force plate A plate used for holding plugs in place in compression molding. 

Bubble plate A plate or cap used in ab sorption equipment. 

Eliminator plate A plate that mechanically separates droplets of moisture from a gas passing through it. 

Using I L(J plates - a plate (2 cm x 5 cm) will hold three sample spots . 

Water plate A plate heated by hot water In e receptacle beneath. 

Multichannel Plate. A plate consisting of parallel, microscopically small channels oriented perpendicular to the surface. The inner walls of the channels have a conductive coating. When a voltage is applied between the opposite surfaces of the plate the channels work as electron multipliers. MCPs are used in photomultiplier tubes and image intensifiers. 

Bearing plate A plate used to distribute a given load. In roof bolting, the plate used between the bolt head and the roof. 

Latch plate A plate used for retaining a removable mold core of relatively large diameter, or for holding insert-carrying pins on the upper part of a mold. Release of the pins or core is effected by moving the latch plate. 

Pour plate A plate containing separate colonies and used to prepare a pure culture. 

Spot plate A plate, typically in the range of 3 X 4" made of white or black ceramic or glass. Spot plates have depressions in which the sample is placed and color test reagents are added. The design and color helps with interpretation of colors produced. 

Pasted Plate A plate, manufactured by coating a grid or support strip with active materials in paste form. 

Plante Plate A plate for a lead-acid battery in which the active materials are formed directly from a lead substrate by electrochemical processing. 

Pocket Plate A plate for a secondary battery in which active materials are held in... 

Cavity-Retainer Plate A plate in a mold that holds the cavities and forces. Such plates are at the mold parting line and usually contain the guide pins and bushings. Also called Force-Retainer Plate. 

Agar Plate A plate of nutrient medium solidified with agar. 

The majority of users of ELISA methods use microtiter plates to which the antibodies are attached. The large number of wells in a microtiter plate provide for doing several samples at one time, although there may not be uniformity in all of the wells, particularly those around the edge of the plate. A plate reader is necessary to record the results which adds to the cost. One kit is available commercially, RADISCREEN (R-biopharm GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany), that utilizes microtiter plates (Park et al.,1994). 

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