Plate reader and Blot imaging

The Plate Reader and Blot Imaging facility is equipped with instruments optimized for specific molecular or biological assays to evaluate absorbance, fluorescence, luminescence and more in avariety of assays and samples. Microplate readers are sophisticated instruments that enable the simultaneous measurements of a wide range of biochemical and biological signals for samples contained in microplates. Imaging instruments allow to detect chemiluminescence and fluorescence and analyze them with specific software.

Coordination & Training
Service coordinator: CALI' TITO
Training & support staff: FOLDA ALESSANDRA (alessandra.folda.1@unipd.it) 

The Facility’s staff are available Monday to Friday during normal working hours (09:00-16:00).
TRAINING IS MANDATORY prior the first use of the instruments of the Plate Reader and Blot Imaging. Please contact alessandra.folda.1@unipd.it

Where is & How the facility works
Location in Vallisnery building: Room 06-125 (floor 5N), Room 03-081 (floor 2N).
Opening and closing: Monday - Sunday | 24h

How to make reservation
Prior to use, it is mandatory to reserve instruments through the booking platform of the Department of Biomedical Sciences.
Please note: If you don’t have an account to access the booking platform, please contact our ICT service staff at ‘informatica.biomed @ unipd.it’.

  Rules of the facility (Before, During and After your session)

BEFORE YOUR SESSION

  • Instruments placed in this room may not be moved without extraordinary maintenance.
  • Wear clean gloves. DO NOT wear gloves when handling computer equipment such as keyboard, computer mouse, and PC.
  • Equipment must be checked in all their parts: everything must be clean and without any obvious damage. If this is not the case, please immediately contact the staff.
  • Report to the staff the presence of incorrect behavior or waste not properly disposed of

AFTER YOUR SESSION

  • DO NOT leave anything in the room and on the shelves.
  • After use, it is RECOMMENDED to maintain clean the instrument and surfaces (if you need, see specific operating procedures posted in the room [see “User support material”])
  • If you remove part of the instrument that you don’t use (ex. Uvitec blot tray), after your session replace it in the correct way in the instrument. DO NOT LEAVE part of the instrument in different places of the room.
  • Please check if you are the last user of the day/week and, in this case, switch the instrument and its computer off. The collection and disposal of waste produced by the ordinary use of the instruments are the responsibility and competence of the producer.
  • The collection and conferral to the office of competence remains the responsibility of the producer.

  Specific indication for this facility

It is possible to reserve time slots that are at least 15 minutes long. The rate is established by the booking time.

To reserve an instrument or a specific component, simply click on its name.