Microplate Reader Resources

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Thermo Fisher Scientific offers assets such as informational videos, documentation and literature to include instrument manuals, user guides, application and technical notes, posters, and other educational resources useful as training tools for microplate readers and related products. Explore the scientific resources below for all your microplate reader needs or visit our product FAQ database for more specific questions submitted by other scientists to our technical specialists. 

Documentation and literature

Demos and videos

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Build a SkanIt protocol for Invitrogen PrestoBlue HS cell viability Assay

How to create a SkanIt software protocol for your cell viability assay
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Automatic Dynamic Range

How to set optimal dynamic range settings for each microwell
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Sensitive Fluorometric DNA Quantitation

SkanIt software offers an online library of protocols to enable easy and quick fluorometric quantitation.
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The optimized solution to quantify and visualize cells

A quantitative and qualitative paring that provides you with better confirmation of results
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Sensitive Fluorometric DNA Quantitation

Varioskan LUX multimode microplate reader provides simplified versatility for microplate assays
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Expert results. Beginner-friendly

The Varioskan ALF Multimode Microplate Reader is a versatile, entry-level microplate reader designed for most common microplate assays
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Meet the Multiskan SkyHigh

Multiskan Skyhigh microplate reader has new features that benefit the user for ease of use, updated SkanIt software and new protocols
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How To Install the Multiskan SkyHigh Microplate Reader

Get started using your Multiskan SkyHigh Microplate Spectrophotometer with this how-to installation tutorial. Take your research Sky High.
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How to run a DNA quantitation assay on the Multiskan SkyHigh

This tutorial shows how convenient and easy it is to run a DNA quantitation assay using a μDrop Duo Plate on the Multiskan SkyHigh Microplate Spectrophotometer.
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How to install the Multiskan FC

Get started using your Multiskan FC Microplate Photometer with this step-by-step installation tutorial
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How to install the Wellwash Microplate Washer

Learn step-by-step instructions for installing the Wellwash microplate washer for optimal performance and efficiency in your laboratory
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Quant-It Endotoxin Detection

Sensitive and easy to use fluorescent endpoint assay to quantify endotoxin in protein, peptide, antibody, or nucleic acid samples

Educational resources

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Webinar: Next generation of multimode microplate reading

Next Generation of Multmode Microplate Reading: Smarter Faster Analyses to Propel Research
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Webinar: Interrogating 3D versus 2D cell models in drug discovery using cell health microplate assays

Interrogating 3D spheroid versus 2D monolayer cell models in drug discovery using cell health microplate assays
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