RManns7 wrote:
>> The Polywhat Foundation is underwriting the 2nd edition of Microplate history
> and has got the following claims and would welcome cpmments from users of the
> history of Microplates. The History wwill be published and distributed at no
> cost and without any advertising . Please respond to Microplate at aol.com>> From John Liner founder of Linbro later part of Flow Labs and then ICN.
>> " I believe the first Micro system was developed by r. Takatsy from Hungary He
> used Lucite to machine 6 rows of 12 wells 5.5mm diameter......
>> John goes on to say I consider myself the grandfather to disposable
> microplate, about 1953 I used a white styrene vacuum formed panel....."
>> A paper published by WHO in 1956 confirms the use of the Linbro plate refering
> it as " 96 well styrene panel" made from Dow Chemical Styrene."
>> Patrick Cleveland late of UCLA at San Diego devel;oped and patented the first
> microplate which incorporated filter discs at the bottom some time in 1981/82.
>> Would welcome your comments.
>> Thanks
>> Roy Manns
> Founder
> Polywhat Foundation
>Microplate at aol.com
What about the terasaki plate? Was that done in the sixties?
markH
