MTC Bio OptiWell™ D3096-07 | 96-Well Deep Well Plate, Round V-Bottom, 0.45mL, Non-Sterile — 100/Case (10 Bags of 10)

The MTC Bio OptiWell™ D3096-07 is a 96-well deep well plate with round V-bottom wells and 0.45mL capacity per well — non-sterile, virgin medical-grade polypropylene, black printed alpha-numerics, minimal binding and liquid retention, compatible with all popular automated research platforms and robotic equipment. OptiWell plates come in 24, 48, 96, or 384 format for virtually every research lab, HTS application, and automated/robotic platform. These plates are useful for bacterial cultures, centrifugation (up to 4,000 × g) and general sample storage. Plates are produced and packaged in a Class 100,000 clean room and are ANSI/SLAS 1-2004 compliant. All plates are certified non-pyrogenic and RNase/DNase free. Case of 100 plates — 10 bags of 10 plates each.

Round V-Bottom Wells — Complete Sample Recovery in 96-Well Deep Well Format The V-bottom round well geometry of the D3096-07 combines the sample concentration advantage of a conical V-bottom with the round well profile that is compatible with the broadest range of pipette tips, robotic liquid handling probes, and multichannel pipettes. The V-bottom concentrates sample to the lowest point of each well — minimizing dead volume and maximizing sample recovery by pipette tip or robotic probe from every well on the plate. The round well cross-section provides the tightest possible pipette tip-to-well alignment for accurate aspiration of small residual volumes from every well position. For applications requiring complete sample recovery from each well — including compound library cherry-picking, sample reformatting, and bead-based assays — the round V-bottom geometry of the D3096-07 provides the optimal combination of sample recovery and instrument compatibility.

0.45mL Per Well — Optimal Volume for 96-Well Deep Well Applications The 0.45mL per-well capacity of the D3096-07 is specifically suited for small-volume 96-well deep well applications including sample storage, compound dilution, reagent preparation, and short-term bacterial culture where the 2mL capacity of a standard deep well plate would leave excessive unused well volume. The 0.45mL format provides a meaningful volume advantage over standard 96-well PCR plates and microplates (typically 0.2–0.3mL) while remaining well below the volume of the full deep well format — making the D3096-07 the correct choice for labs needing more volume than a standard microplate provides but less than a full-format deep well plate.

D3096-07 vs. the OptiWell™ 96-Well Deep Well Family — Key Comparisons:

Automated Platform Compatibility — ANSI/SLAS 1-2004 Standard For automated research platforms and robotic equipment. The D3096-07 conforms to ANSI/SLAS 1-2004 standard 96-well microplate footprint dimensions — ensuring compatibility with all major automated liquid handling platforms including Hamilton, Tecan, Beckman Coulter, PerkinElmer, Agilent, and other standard HTS robotic systems. The standard footprint, well spacing, and plate height ensure reliable robotic tip alignment and sample transfer across all 96 wells without instrument-specific adapters or modifications.

4,000 × g Centrifugation Rating — Full Compatibility with Plate Centrifuges Centrifugation up to 4,000 × g. The robust polypropylene construction of the D3096-07 withstands centrifugal forces up to 4,000 × g — covering the full range of standard plate centrifugation protocols used in sample concentration, cell pelleting, bead collection, and any workflow requiring centrifugation of 96-well deep well plate contents.

Virgin Medical-Grade Polypropylene — Minimal Binding and Liquid Retention Minimal binding / liquid retention. Virgin, medical-grade polypropylene. The D3096-07 is manufactured from virgin (non-recycled) medical-grade polypropylene resin — free from recycled resin contaminants, processing aids, and extractables that could leach into samples or interfere with assay results. The medical-grade formulation provides minimal non-specific binding of biological molecules — proteins, nucleic acids, and small molecule compounds — and minimal liquid retention on the well surface after aspiration.

Black Printed Alpha-Numerics — Instant Well Identification Black printed alpha-numerics. Molded black alpha-numeric well identification (A through H rows, 1 through 12 columns) allows instant identification of specific wells during liquid handling setup, plate reading, and data recording — fully compatible with standard liquid handling robot well addressing conventions and plate reader software coordinate systems.

Class 100,000 Cleanroom Production — Certified Purity Plates are produced and packaged in a Class 100,000 clean room. All plates are certified non-pyrogenic and RNase/DNase free. The Class 100,000 cleanroom production environment ensures consistent, contamination-free manufacturing — qualifying the D3096-07 for the most demanding molecular biology and cell-based assay applications where plate material contamination could affect results.

No Lid, No Skirt — Broad Compatibility No lid, no skirt. The D3096-07 is supplied without a lid and without a skirted base — providing the broadest possible compatibility with sealing mats, sealing films, and automated liquid handling platforms. The plate can be used with silicone sealing mats and various types of sealing film — allowing labs to select the sealing format most appropriate for their specific application and instrument.

Autoclavable — Reusable Under Sterile Conditions Although all OptiWell™ plates are autoclavable, the D3096-07 is supplied non-sterile. For applications requiring sterile plates, a gamma-irradiation-sterilized version may be available — or the D3096-07 can be autoclaved before use.

Compatible Replacement — Cross-Reference Guide

The MTC Bio OptiWell™ D3096-07 is a direct compatible replacement for 96-well round V-bottom 0.45mL deep well plates from several major manufacturers:

• Thermo Fisher AB-0788 — Thermo Scientific 96-well round V-bottom deep well plate, 0.45mL, non-sterile
• Greiner Bio-One 780201 — 96-well deep well plate, V-bottom, 0.45mL, polypropylene
• Eppendorf® 0030503319 — Eppendorf 96-well deepwell plate, V-bottom, 0.45mL

Competitor brand names and catalog numbers are referenced for cross-referencing purposes only. Compatibility should be verified for your specific application and protocol.

Key Features

• MTC Bio OptiWell™ — Catalog # D3096-07
• 96-well deep well plate — round V-bottom wells
• 0.45mL per-well capacity
• Round V-bottom — maximizes sample recovery with broad pipette tip and probe compatibility
• Virgin medical-grade polypropylene — minimal binding and liquid retention
• Black printed alpha-numerics — instant well identification
• ANSI/SLAS 1-2004 compliant — compatible with all standard automated liquid handling platforms
• 4,000 × g centrifugation rating
• Compatible with silicone sealing mats and sealing film
• No lid, no skirt
• Non-sterile (autoclavable)
• Class 100,000 cleanroom production
• Certified RNase-free and DNase-free
• Certified non-pyrogenic
• Sigma-Aldrich catalog # MTCD309607
• Case of 100 plates — 10 bags of 10 plates

Supported Applications Automated liquid handling sample reformatting and daughter plate generation, compound library storage and cherry-picking at 0.45mL scale, bacterial culture in 96-well format, sample storage and archiving, bead-based assay preparation and washing, centrifugation workflows up to 4,000 × g, reagent and buffer preparation in 96-well format, serial dilution series, DNA/RNA sample storage, protein sample preparation, and any 96-well application requiring a round V-bottom deep well format with 0.45mL per-well capacity and full automated platform compatibility.

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