Piko^® PCR Plate Technical Data

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Ultra-Thin Wall Dimensional Data

Shown is cross section of the ultra-thin wall of a UTW 96-well tube as compared with the three competitors. The UTW vessel wall is roughly half the thickness of the competitors resulting in optimal thermal transfer to the sample.

• On average the UTW vessels offer 52% thinner walls than competitor vessels
• On average the UTW vessels offer 10x more uniform thickness as measured from well-to-well

Ultra-Thin Wall Tube Concentricity

UTW well walls are much thinner and remarkably concentric. Two wells from various 96-well microplates were cut to reveal a cross-sectional view of the walls. Note the non-uniform (as indicated by arrows) and thick walls of the competitor “thin-walled” plates.

• Concentricity measures the thickness of wall at various points (4 in this case) along the circumference of tube
• UTW vessels offer highly concentric walls within the thinnest portion of tubes
• UTW vessels offer 3x to 20x more concentricity than competition
• More concentric means:
• More even heating of sample
• Less likely to fracture during stress