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
