We just procured a ledetect microplate reader in our lab and we are trying to design some experiments to make good use of it. Please we need your experiences both in plant and animal biology to update our list.
Hello Abiola Grace Femi-Adepoju
Microplate reader reads biological, chemical, or physical events that occur on a microtiter plate. A wide range of assays can be performed using a microplate reader which includes,
ELISA,
cell-based assays like cytotoxicity assays (MTT, XTT, etc.)
nucleic acid and protein quantification,
enzyme activity measurement and kinetic studies,
immunoassays, and screening of drug compounds and targets.
So, you can use the ledetect microplate reader in drug discovery, bioassay validation, enzyme studies, and so on.
Good Luck.
Hope you have procured Ledetect 96 LED based Microplate Reader with all accessories and standards required for proper operation. As Malcolm Nobre has mentioned, the micoplate reader can be used for several purposes in the research lab. However, its important for you to frame your research goal in such way where this scientific equipment could be used in your research laboratory.
It will be more appropriate if you let us know the research area of your lab and research interest (if possible), then we can suggest how can you utilize the newly procured micro-plate reader most by you.
A microplate reader is used for the quantification of several biological and chemical assays in a microplate. ... Besides biological, biochemical and pharmaceutical research, both in academic and industrial environments, plate readers are also used in environmental research, and in the food or cosmetics industry.