MTC Bio Pure•Amp™ P9602-S | 96-Well Semi-Skirted PCR Plate, 0.2mL, Natural — 50/Pack

Product Description

The MTC Bio Pure•Amp™ P9602-S is a 96-well semi-skirted PCR plate in the standard 0.2mL format — precision manufactured with uniform ultra-thin walls that allow for rapid heat transfer and consistent amplification results. All Pure•Amp PCR Plates are free of RNase, DNase, DNA and PCR inhibitors, and are made of heat resistant medical-grade polypropylene. The semi-skirted design provides a partial skirt frame that offers improved stability and robotic handling compatibility compared to non-skirted plates, while maintaining the flexibility to fit in most standard thermal cyclers. Natural (clear) color. Supplied as 5 bags of 10 plates — 50 plates per pack.

Semi-Skirted Design — Stability and Automation Compatibility The semi-skirted design of the P9602-S is the defining characteristic that distinguishes it from the fully non-skirted P9602-N. The partial skirt provides a rigid frame on two or four sides of the plate — significantly improving plate stability during handling, transport, and robotic liquid handling compared to a non-skirted plate, while maintaining compatibility with the widest possible range of thermal cycler blocks that accept both skirted and non-skirted formats. The semi-skirted format is the preferred choice for labs running automated liquid handling workflows, robotic plate handlers, and any environment where plate stability and consistent robotic gripping are important operational requirements.

Understanding PCR Plate Skirt Formats — Choosing the Right Configuration: Skirt format is one of the most important purchase decisions for 96-well PCR plates — choosing the wrong skirt type for your thermal cycler can result in plates that don't seat correctly, compromising thermal contact and amplification performance:

Ultra-Thin Walls — Optimal Thermal Transfer for Consistent Amplification The PureAmp plates are held to very tight dimensional tolerances with ultra-thin walls for optimal thermal transfer. Ultra-thin well walls are critical for PCR performance — thicker walls create thermal resistance between the heating/cooling block and the reaction, extending ramp times and reducing temperature uniformity across the plate. The P9602-S's ultra-thin walls minimize the thermal mass between block and sample, allowing the reaction temperature to follow programmed cycling conditions precisely — resulting in consistent amplification efficiency, reliable quantification, and reproducible results across all 96 wells simultaneously.

Broad Thermal Cycler Compatibility — ABI, Bio-Rad, MJ, Eppendorf and More PureAmp™ 0.2mL PCR Plates are designed to be compatible with most popular thermal cyclers. In particular, P9602-N is compatible with ABI, GeneAmp, Prism, Bio-Rad, MJ and Eppendorf. The P9602-S semi-skirted format maintains this broad thermal cycler compatibility in the semi-skirted geometry — compatible with all standard 96-well block thermal cyclers that accept semi-skirted plates including instruments from Applied Biosystems, Bio-Rad, Eppendorf, MJ Research, and other major thermal cycler platforms.

Natural (Clear) Color — Standard Format for PCR and qPCR The P9602-S is supplied in natural (clear) color — the standard format for conventional PCR and endpoint detection. Semi-skirted plates are available in natural or white (for improved fluorescence reflectivity). For qPCR applications requiring improved fluorescence reflectivity from the well bottom, the white semi-skirted version (P9602-SW) is available. For standard PCR, restriction digests, and any non-fluorescence application, the natural clear format of the P9602-S is the appropriate choice.

Heat-Resistant Medical-Grade Polypropylene All PureAmp PCR Plates are free of RNase, DNase, DNA and PCR inhibitors, and are made of heat resistant medical-grade polypropylene. Medical-grade polypropylene construction ensures freedom from processing aids, plasticizers, and other extractables that could inhibit PCR or introduce false amplification signals. The heat-resistant formulation maintains plate geometry and well integrity across the full PCR thermal cycling temperature range without warping, deforming, or losing the tight dimensional tolerances required for consistent block contact.

Tight Dimensional Tolerances — Consistent Block Contact Across All 96 Wells The P9602-S is manufactured to very tight dimensional tolerances — ensuring that all 96 wells make consistent, uniform contact with the thermal cycler block. Well-to-well dimensional variability translates directly to well-to-well temperature variability during thermal cycling, which in turn produces variability in amplification efficiency, Ct values, and endpoint fluorescence across the plate. The Pure•Amp dimensional precision minimizes this source of experimental variability, supporting reproducible, quantitative PCR results.

Supplied in Bags of 10 — Convenient Access and Contamination Control The P9602-S is packaged in 5 bags of 10 plates per pack — 50 plates total. The bag-of-10 packaging keeps individual plates clean and protected until use, minimizes handling of the full plate stack when accessing individual plates, and provides a convenient unit for distributing plates across multiple users or workstations from a single pack.

Compatible Replacement — Cross-Reference Guide

The MTC Bio Pure•Amp™ P9602-S is a direct compatible replacement for 96-well semi-skirted PCR plates from several major manufacturers:

• Applied Biosystems® N8010560 — MicroAmp® EnduraPlate Optical 96-well semi-skirted plate
• Bio-Rad® HSP9601 — Hard-Shell 96-well semi-skirted PCR plate, thin wall, clear/white
• Eppendorf 0030129512 — twin.tec PCR plate 96 semi-skirted, colorless
• Thermo Fisher AB-1800 — ABgene semi-skirted 96-well PCR plate, natural

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

Complete MTC Bio Pure•Amp™ 96-Well PCR Plate Family:

Key Features

• 96-well semi-skirted PCR plate — 0.2mL well volume
• Semi-skirted design — improved stability and robotic handling vs. non-skirted
• Ultra-thin well walls — optimal thermal transfer for consistent amplification
• Tight dimensional tolerances — consistent block contact across all 96 wells
• Heat-resistant medical-grade polypropylene
• Natural (clear) color — standard for conventional PCR and endpoint detection
• White version available as P9602-SW for improved qPCR fluorescence reflectivity
• Compatible with ABI, GeneAmp, Prism, Bio-Rad, MJ, Eppendorf, and most standard thermal cyclers
• RNase-free — certified
• DNase-free — certified
• DNA-free — certified
• PCR inhibitor-free — certified
• Supplied in 5 bags of 10 plates
• 50 plates per pack

Supported Applications Conventional PCR, real-time qPCR (with compatible instruments), endpoint PCR for gel analysis, restriction digestion in plate format, high-throughput PCR screening, colony PCR at scale, genotyping, SNP analysis, DNA amplification for sequencing, automated liquid handling workflows, robotic plate handling, and any 96-well PCR application requiring a semi-skirted plate with broad thermal cycler compatibility and ultra-thin wall thermal performance.

Technical Specifications