What is the layout of assays and samples on each OpenArray™ plate?
There is great flexibility in how researchers can place samples and assays on their OpenArray™ plates. The most common layout is 64 assays in each subarray, i.e., a different assay in each through-hole. This is repeated 48 times across a single OpenArray™ plate. Each of the 48 square subarrays can be loaded with a different sample. This configuration is for 64 assays against 48 samples on a single plate. In the diagram below, different colored squares represent unique samples. The round dots represent each assay. Another possible layout is 128 assays against 24 samples per OpenArray™ plate. In this case, 24 samples are loaded onto two subarrays each. The two subarrays contain 128 different assays, one assay for each through-hole. In the extreme case, 3072 assays can be placed on each OpenArray™ plate. A single DNA sample would be loaded into all 48 subarrays.
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