24 well screw-cap crystallization plates

From: Brad Bennett
Date: 27 March 2012 16:01
Hi all-

So far, I have not been a fan of Qiagen's decision to revamp the 24 well Nextal crystallization plates with screw caps to 15 well plates without a top cover plate. I know that it is less plastic and now a standard SBS footprint but IMHO it is rather flimsy and harder to handle than the original plates. Does anyone know of a distributor of the 24 well version of these plates or an alternative vendor that is manufacturing plates similar to these?

Thanking you in advance for any suggestions-

Brad

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From: Pascal Egea

Hi Brad,

I am afraid that there is no alternate source for these plates. The screw cap system , I believe, was patented by the canadian company NEXTAL that was then assimilated by Q...N and the patent is probably still holding. 

Pascal

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Pascal F. Egea, PhD