A 96-well, 1 mL-class deep-well plate is the everyday plate for sample prep and storage: nucleic acid extraction, compound libraries, small cultures, and liquid handling. At 24 to 45 mm tall, the height matters as much as the volume, because the plate has to fit your robot, stacker, and centrifuge.
Pick your plate in the first menu, by well shape, bottom, and height, then choose your version in the second: MTC Bio OptiWell™ or ILP, sterile or non-sterile. The price updates with every choice, so you can compare equivalent plates side by side and order the exact catalog number your protocol calls for.
1.0–1.6 mL
Per well
24–45 mm
Plate heights
Sterile
Or non-sterile
SBS
ANSI/SLAS footprint
Robot-Ready Footprint
ANSI/SLAS 1-2004 dimensions for liquid handlers, stackers, and plate readers.
Centrifuge to 4,000 × g
OptiWell™ plates are rated for pelleting and clearing lysates.
Clean by Design
Made in a Class 100,000 cleanroom; certified RNase/DNase-free and non-pyrogenic.
Sterile Options
Gamma-irradiated per ISO 13485, including an individually wrapped ILP option.
Black Alphanumerics
Printed OptiWell™ grids are easy to read on a busy bench.
Low-Profile to Tall
Heights from 24 mm to 45 mm to match your deck and centrifuge buckets.
Square Wells
Plates: 1.0–1.6 mL, U- or V-bottom
Best for: Maximum volume in a short plate, and mixing
Note: Square walls add baffling for better aeration
Round Wells
Plates: 1.0–1.6 mL, U-, V-, or flat-bottom
Best for: Pipetting, resuspension, and round-well sealing mats
Note: Nunc™- and Abgene™-format versions available
Bottom Shape
U-bottom: Easy mixing and resuspension
V-bottom: Collects small volumes for full recovery
Flat-bottom: Even liquid layer; Abgene™-format plate
OptiWell™ vs. ILP
OptiWell™: MTC Bio line, black printed grid, sterile on every format
ILP: Now part of MTC Bio, often a lower price per case
Tip: Match the catalog number your protocol specifies
MTC Bio makes 1 mL-class deep-well plates under two lines. OptiWell™ is MTC Bio's own line, with printed black alphanumerics and sterile versions of every plate. ILP, now part of MTC Bio, makes plates of the same format that are often priced lower per case.
Because many labs have a specific catalog number written into an SOP or purchase order, we carry both. Select your plate, then switch between versions in the second menu to see each price and catalog number before you add to cart.
Most plates here ship 50 per case, but a few ship 100. The 1.0 mL square U-bottom and the 1.2 mL square V-bottom plates come 100 per case, which is why their case price is higher. Those plates are marked "100/cs" in the first menu.
The sterile ILP 1.2 mL V-bottom plate is also available individually wrapped, 20 per case, for labs that open one plate at a time.
For 2 mL cultures and larger sample volumes, see our 96-well 2 mL deep-well plates. To seal any of these plates for storage or shaking, see our silicone sealing mats (match square or round mats to your wells) or our plate sealing films and foils. For solvent or LC-MS work, the ILP 1.0–1.2 mL round-well plates also come as glass-coated plates.
Yes, for most applications. They are 96-well, 1 mL-class deep-well plates in square and round wells, U-, V-, and flat-bottom, sterile or non-sterile, with a standard ANSI/SLAS footprint. Confirm height and footprint for automated systems before switching. Corning®, Axygen®, Thermo Scientific™, Nunc™, and Abgene™ are trademarks of their respective owners; Blue Tiger Scientific is not affiliated.
Both are MTC Bio lines. OptiWell™ plates have black printed alphanumerics and come sterile in every format. ILP plates, from Innovative Laboratory Products (now part of MTC Bio), cover many of the same formats and are often lower in price. Choose the one that matches your protocol or budget.
Pack size. The 1.0 mL square U-bottom and 1.2 mL square V-bottom plates ship 100 per case; most others ship 50. The pack size is shown in the plate name and in the Ordering Information table.
Manufacturers rate capacity differently. For example, the ILP DP17US-9 is rated 1.5 mL and the OptiWell™ D3096-31 is rated 1.6 mL at the same 31.6 mm height. Use the height and well shape to match your equipment.
Start with the height your instrument accepts, then well shape (square for more volume, round for pipetting and round-well mats), then bottom (U for mixing, V for recovering small volumes).
Yes. OptiWell™ deep-well plates are rated up to 4,000 × g.
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