Name: Well Plate, 12-Well, Sterile, 10 Pack
Brand: United Scientific
SKU: UNWPLATE-12-PK/10
Price: 20.85 USD
Availability: InStock

<h2 class="p2"> What are Cell Culture Plates?</h2>
 Cell culture plates are sterile, single-use polystyrene multi-well vessels used to grow, treat, and analyze cells in parallel across multiple conditions in a single vessel. All formats are E-beam sterilized to SAL 10⁻⁶, certified DNase/RNase-free and non-pyrogenic, and individually wrapped in peelable film. Choose TC-treated flat-bottom plates for adherent mammalian cell culture, assays, and transfection; choose non-treated plates for suspension, hematopoietic, and hybridoma cells; choose glass-bottom plates for live-cell confocal and high-resolution fluorescence imaging.
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<h2 class="p1">What you will find:</h2>
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<li data-section-id="1rzg2e5" data-start="0" data-end="138"><a href="cell-culture-plates/non-treated-cell-culture-plates">Non-Treated Cell Culture Plates:</a> Designed for suspension cultures and non-adherent cell lines where cell attachment is not required.</li>
<li data-section-id="1f2n3q2" data-start="140" data-end="295"><a href="cell-culture-plates/treated-cell-culture-plates">Treated Cell Culture Plates:</a> Tissue-culture-treated surface promotes reliable attachment and growth of adherent cells for routine culture and assays.</li>
<li data-section-id="1dji5w9" data-start="297" data-end="442" data-is-last-node=""><a href="cell-culture-plates/glass-bottom-cell-culture-plates">Glass Bottom Cell Culture Plates:</a> Glass-bottom wells provide superior optical clarity for high-resolution microscopy and live-cell imaging.</li>
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<h2 class="p2">How to Choose Cell Culture Plates</h2>
 Well Count by Application Scale 6-well plates (9.4 cm&sup2;/well) are the standard for transfection, siRNA knockdown, Western blot sample preparation, luciferase reporter assays, and colony counting &mdash; any protocol that requires &ge;5 &times; 10⁶ cells per condition. 12-well plates (3.8 cm&sup2;/well) support medium-scale culture for ELISA lysate preparation, flow cytometry staining, and viral infection studies. 24-well plates (1.9 cm&sup2;/well) are versatile for drug dose-response at medium throughput, primary cell culture, and viral plaque assays. 48-well plates (0.95 cm&sup2;/well) bridge 24-well and 96-well scale for intermediate throughput experiments. 96-well plates (0.32 cm&sup2;/well) are the workhorse for high-throughput cell viability (MTS, MTT, CCK-8), cytotoxicity, ELISA, reporter gene, and compound screening assays. 384-well plates are used for ultra-high-throughput screening (HTS), where reagent cost per well drives miniaturization. TC-Treated vs. Non-Treated vs. Glass Bottom TC-treated (vacuum plasma&ndash;treated, contact angle &lt;10&deg;) flat-bottom plates support adherent mammalian cell monolayer formation &mdash; required for HeLa, HEK293 (adherent), CHO-K1, Vero, A549, MCF-7, and primary cells. Non-treated plates maintain a hydrophobic surface that prevents attachment &mdash; used for suspension cell lines (Jurkat, K562, HL-60), hybridoma culture, and spheroid/organoid formation in U-bottom wells. Glass-bottom plates combine a polystyrene plate body with a borosilicate coverglass floor (0.16&ndash;0.19 mm thickness), matching the No. 1.5 coverglass standard required for confocal, TIRF, and super-resolution microscopy. Flat vs. Round (U) vs. V-Bottom Well Geometry Flat-bottom wells provide a flat imaging surface for phase-contrast and fluorescence microscopy, uniform cell monolayer coverage, and reliable OD measurements in plate readers. Round (U)-bottom wells concentrate cells and particles to the well centre by gravity &mdash; used for rosette assays, hemagglutination inhibition (HAI), and hanging-drop spheroid culture. V-bottom wells have a sharp vertex that pellets cells tightly for wash steps in flow cytometry and immunophenotyping panels. Plate Lid and Evaporation Management NEST Scientific cell culture plates ship with a clear polystyrene lid. For high-throughput assays running 72&ndash;96 hours, edge-well evaporation in 96-well and 384-well formats can introduce artefacts; NEST Low Evaporation EDGE plates have an inter-wall design that reduces edge-well evaporation by maintaining humidity in the peripheral wells during long incubations. 
<h2 class="p2"> Specifications Context</h2>
 NEST Scientific cell culture plates are manufactured from 100% virgin polystyrene in ISO 8 (Class 10,000) cleanrooms. TC treatment uses vacuum plasma technology; the lot-release criterion is contact angle &lt;10&deg;. All plates conform to ANSI/SLAS 1-2004 through 4-2004 footprint and well-position standards (SBS format), ensuring compatibility with automated liquid handling platforms, plate readers, and automated incubators. E-beam sterilization to SAL 10⁻⁶. Plates are individually wrapped in peelable Tyvek-equivalent film for GMP cleanroom entry; lids are attached. Alphanumeric well markings (A&ndash;H rows, 1&ndash;12 columns for 96-well) are standard across all formats. NEST Scientific is ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 13485 certified with FDA registration. As of 2026, MBP is a registered vendor for Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Vanderbilt University, and MD Anderson Cancer Center. 
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Well Plate, 12-Well, Sterile, 10 Pack

United Scientific® Well Plate, 12-Well, Sterile by United Scientific is a clear polystyrene plate with 12 deep, flat-bottomed wells of about 25 mm diameter, a lid and alpha-numeric well markings. Each plate is gamma-sterilized and individually wrapped, and plates come in packs of 10. Teaching and general labs use it for culturing small organisms, holding samples and side-by-side treatment comparisons.