Picotiter plates are flat plates with multiple wells used as small test tubes. It is a miniaturised version of themicrotiter andnanotiter plates that are standard tools in analytical research. Picotiter plates are used in theDNA sequencing strategy first exploited by a spin-off company (454 Life Sciences) and commercially available on the market.[1] The picotiter plate platform enables parallel sequence analysis of 1.7 million of separateDNA fragments and thus is capable of sequencing entiregenomes within a couple of hours. Titerplates can be produced fromphotosensitive glass, such asFoturan fromSCHOTT Corporation.[2]
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