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Thermo Scientific™ Immuno Breakable Modules Clear
Description
Choose from four surfaces and a variety of wells and configurations with Thermo Scientific™ Immuno Breakable Modules, which offer reliability, well-to-well reproducibility and an optimal choice of products for the specific assay.
Choose between LockWell, BreakApart and Breakable 1x8 modules in standard 96-well frames.
Features:
- For solid-phase immunoassays, e.g. ELISA
- Choice of four surfaces for optimal binding
- Free-standing modules are easy to handle
- Alphanumeric system for easy orientation
- Fits standard equipment
- High optical quality for reliable results
- Polystyrene
Choice of Surface:
- PolySorp™, Immulon™ 1B, and Universal Binding (UB) for adsorption of hydrophobic molecules
- Medisorp™ and Immulon 2HB are slightly hydrophilic and bind a diverse range of biomolecules
- MaxiSorp™, Immulon 4 HBX, and Enhanced Binding (EB) are hydrophilic and ideal for antibody sandwich assays
- MultiSorp™ are very hydrophilic and work well for glycans and water-soluble proteins
Specifications
Specifications
| Breakapart | Breakable Strips (LockWell) |
| Binding Property | Hydrophobic |
| Certified | No |
| Format | Strip Plate |
| Lid | Without Lid |
| Description | High optical quality for reliable results |
| Detection Method | Colorimetric |
| Array | 8 x 12 |
| Packaging | Inner packs of 5 |
| Color | Clear |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Due to the locking feature design of the LockWell modules, the 8-Well Strip Caps for Immuno Standard Modules are not compatible with, and will not seal, the LockWell Modules.
The following list describes the geometries of wells available for Nunc Immuno-plates and modules:
- Flat bottom (F): Allows maximum transmission of light. These plates can be read on a monochromatic reader.
- Round bottom (U): This geometry optimizes washing and coating. These plates can be read using a dual wavelength reader.
- "C" bottom (C): This design of the well is a combination of both flat and round bottoms. Basically, it is a flat bottomed well with curved edges at the bottom. These plates also can be read using a monochromatic reader combining optimal reading and washing.
- StarWell: These wells have a modified "C" shape geometry with eight fins strategically placed at the bottom. This feature increases surface area, allowing more molecules to become immobilized which reduces incubation times.
The choice of plates or modules will depend on the type of RIA you are planning to perform and specific assay conditions. Nunc provides two different surfaces for immunoassays, PolySorp and MaxiSorp.
- MaxiSorp surface is highly charged and should be used if the assay requires quantitative measurement of proteins (antibodies) or molecules with polar groups.
- PolySorp surface should be used if the assay consists of less polar molecules with hydrophobic characteristics.
The following list offers a brief description of the features of Nunc products and their specific applications:
- Nunc-Immuno Plates, MaxiSorp surface - These plates are designed for solid phase immuno assays and have a polystyrene surface with high affinity for polar groups and hydrophilic molecules. These 96-well plates are available with flat (F), round (U), or (C) bottom-well designs.
- Nunc-Immuno Plates, PolySorp surface - These plates have a polystyrene surface which adsorps less polar molecules compared to the MaxiSorp surface and has a high affinity for hydrophobic groups. These 96-well plates are available with flat (F), round (U), or (C) bottom-well designs.
- Nunc-Immuno Modules - These modules are designed for solid-phase immuno assays. The modules are available in 8-, 12- or 16-well formats with (F), (U), and (C) bottom-well and 8-well BreakApart with (C) bottom-well designs. These different formats allow one to choose the style which is appropriate for their assay design.
BreakApart Modules and LockWell Modules can be used for radioimmunoassays.
- Nunc StarWell Immuno Breakable Modules - The 8-well modules feature eight fins on the inner wall of the (C) bottom wells. This design increases the surface area by 50%. The increase in surface area allows more molecules to be immobilized, increasing assay signal. The fin configuration provides shorter diffusion distance to the surface, reducing incubation times.
- LockWell Immuno Breakable Modules - Each plate consists of 1 x 8 breakable strips. These strips are assembled in a designed frame which locks each well into place by a spring lock. This spring lock design orientates each well at the same horizontal level allowing uniform washing and reading. The LockWell Modules are available with round (U), (C) or StarWell bottom-well designs.
- Plates and Modules with (CovaLink) Covalent Binding Surfaces: These plates can be used to bind proteins, peptides, DNA or carbohydrates. Covalent linkage occurs via secondary amine group. This allows a specific orientation and provides improved stability compared to passive adsorption due to chemical binding between molecules. Binding of molecules on PolySorp and MaxiSorp surfaces is obtained by passive adsorption. CovaLink is a surface grafted with secondary amino groups (<NH) which serves as a bridge for covalent coupling. The covalent binding can immobilize small molecules such as biotin or peptides which may otherwise bind weakly by physical adsorption and facilitate the recognition by detection molecule.
- Nunc FluoroNunc/LumiNunc 96-Well Plates: These plates are optimized for IFMA (Immunofluorometric Assays) or FIA (Fluorometric Immuno Assays). The transparent polystyrene plates give a low background fluorescence and are optimal where a read-through system is used. The white plates/modules provide maximum reflection of fluorescence signal while maintaining low background. The white plates/modules are often used for epifluorescence reading. Black modules reduce background fluorescence and minimize back-scatter light which is often encountered in epifluorescence.
Molecules bind to our PolySorp and MaxiSorp surfaces through passive adsorption.
Using IgG as a reference molecule and knowing that it is a globular molecule, theoretical calculations indicate that the maximum binding for proteins are:
- For the MaxiSorp surface, in monolayer: 650 ng/cm^2
- For the PolySorp surface: 220 ng/cm^2.
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