An automation reservoir is the plate-shaped trough your liquid handler draws reagent from. These sit on a standard ANSI/SLAS footprint, so they drop into the same deck positions, stackers, and cooling blocks as a microplate, and they work just as well under an 8-, 12-, or 96-channel pipette on the bench.
Pick your layout in the first menu, from an open single well to 96- or 384-indent wells, troughs, and 4-, 8-, or 12-channel reservoirs, then choose your version in the second: MTC Bio OptiWell™ or ILP in low, mid, or full height, sterile or non-sterile. The price updates with every choice.
96–290 mL
Working volume
1 to 384
Wells or indents
3 Heights
Low, mid, and full
SBS
ANSI/SLAS footprint
Robot-Ready Footprint
ANSI/SLAS dimensions for liquid handlers, plate stackers, grippers, and cooling blocks.
Low Dead Volume
Pyramid and V-shaped indents funnel reagent to each tip so less is left behind.
Rigid and Flat
Warp-resistant, ultra-flat construction keeps every tip at the same depth.
Inert Polypropylene
Chemically inert, low-binding virgin polypropylene.
Certified Clean
RNase-, DNase-, and pyrogen-free, with sterile options.
Autoclavable
Autoclavable, and freezable to −80 °C for storing prepared reagents.
Match the layout to your pipetting head, then pick the height your deck and hood allow. For benchtop pipetting with a manual multichannel, see our ASPIR-8™ and standard solution reservoirs.
Single Well, 96 or 384 Indents
Best for: 96- or 384-channel heads drawing one reagent
Why: Each tip sits in its own indent for low dead volume
Volumes: 100–290 mL
Open Trough or 8/12 Troughs
Best for: Bulk reagent, washes, and 8- or 12-tip heads
Why: Largest open volume for one reagent
Volumes: 100–290 mL
4, 8, or 12 Channels
Best for: Several reagents in one plate position
Why: Separate channels keep reagents apart
Volumes: 96–264 mL total
Low, Mid, or Full Height
Low: Smallest volume, most space saved
Mid: ILP mid-height uses 30–40% less vertical space than full
Full: Largest capacity per reservoir
ILP, now part of MTC Bio, makes its reservoirs in low, mid, and full height. Low-height reservoirs hold about 100 mL, mid-height 144 to 190 mL, and full-height up to 290 mL, all on the same footprint.
Shorter reservoirs save space in freezers, automated loaders, and under the hood, and can be filled and stacked. Sterile, individually wrapped mid-height reservoirs are available 10 per case for single-use setups.
MTC Bio's OptiWell™ reservoirs are about 31.5 mm tall and hold 180 to 195 mL. They come as an open single well, 96- or 384-indent wells with pyramid bottoms, and 4-, 8-, or 12-channel layouts, each in sterile and non-sterile versions.
Add a 9.3 mm OptiWell™ reservoir cover to keep dust and splashes out between runs. Covers ship 200 per case.
Choose the smallest reservoir your run allows: a low-height reservoir needs less priming volume, so less reagent is left in the trough at the end. For plates to dispense into, see our 96-well 2 mL deep-well plates and 384-well deep-well plates.
Yes, for most applications. They are polypropylene reagent reservoirs on a standard ANSI/SLAS footprint, in single-well, indented, trough, and multi-channel layouts, sterile or non-sterile. Confirm height and deck clearance for your liquid handler before switching. Corning®, Axygen®, and Thermo Scientific™ are trademarks of their respective owners; Blue Tiger Scientific is not affiliated.
Both are MTC Bio lines. OptiWell™ reservoirs are about 31.5 mm tall and come sterile or non-sterile in every layout. ILP, from Innovative Laboratory Products (now part of MTC Bio), offers low, mid, and full heights, plus 8- and 12-trough single wells.
In a 96- or 384-indent reservoir, each pipette tip lands in its own pyramid- or V-shaped indent. Reagent collects at the tip, which lowers dead volume compared with a flat trough.
Pack size. Individually wrapped sterile ILP reservoirs ship 10 per case; the other reservoirs ship 50 per case.
The OptiWell™ D3390-CV and D3390-CVS covers are made for OptiWell™ reservoirs. Check the fit before using them on other reservoirs.
Yes. They work with 8-, 12-, and 96-channel pipettes. For small benchtop volumes, our ASPIR-8™ and standard solution reservoirs are a lower-cost option.
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