| The mission of the Microplate Standards Working Group (MSWG)
is to recommend, develop, and maintain standards to facilitate automated processing of microplates on behalf
of and for acceptance by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Once such standards are approved
by the MSWG, they are presented to the governing council of the Society of Biomolecular Screening (SBS)
for approval for submission to the ANSI. Although sponsored by SBS, membership in the MSWG is open to all
interested parties directly and materially affected by the MSWG’s activities, including parties who
are not members of SBS.
Click for the committee's operating procedure.
MSDC Contact Information:
| Chair: |
Amer El-Hage
(Beeston Consulting)
Phone: 1+ (415) 314-9267
fax: 1+ (650) 854-7419
e-mail: amerhaj@netzero.net |
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How to Reference Microplate Standards
Since SBS is not a standardizing association, but an association that provides Special Interest Groups the ability and platform to standardize along with ANSI (the American National Standards
Institute), in the event that the ANSI/SBS Microplate Standards are to be used in advertisements, product releases, or abstracts, the standards must be referred by:
ANSI/SBS 1-2004: Microplates - Footprint Dimensions
ANSI/SBS 2-2004: Microplates - Height Dimensions
ANSI/SBS 3-2004: Microplates - Bottom Outside Flange Dimensions
ANSI/SBS 4-2004: Microplates - Well Positions
(Either singularly, or as a whole)
If in dire circumstances spacing is a major issue, the only other verbiage that will be allowed is: Meets the Standards ANSI/SBS 1-2004 through ANSI/SBS 4-2004
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