We have had great success with ABGene's
(http://www.abgene.com/heat/index.html) "Easy-Pierce Strong" Foil. It
requires a heat sealer, though (£600). They also sell adapters for their
own plastic plates (to replace the white plastic inserts that hold the
plates in the 3700), which have worked well with us so far (at least after
60 plates, anyway!).
Andrew
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AstraZeneca R&D Charnwood
Molecular Biology, Bakewell Road, Loughborough, Leics, LE11 5RH, England
Tel: +44 (0)1509 644753 Fax: +44 (0)1509 645557 Mobile: +44 (0)787 9615913
andrew.walding@astrazeneca.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Janice Parks [mailto:jpp3e@virginia.edu]
> Sent: 28 April 2000 21:01
> To: Recipients of ABRF List
> Subject: C E: foil for ABI3700
>
> We would like to find a source of foil for sealing of 96 well plates for
> the ABI "fang piercing" 3700. As any user probably knows, the listed
> product only comes in custom cut and large quantities from 3M dealers. We
> have tried the Robbins and Alumaseal products and have found them to be
> too thick and to puncture unreliably. Our service engineer has heard of
> people using the plastic film successfully. If anyone knows of a specific
> produce and brand that will work consistently and not bend or clog the
> fangs, we'd like to hear. jp
>
>
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