The properties of currently available Excel sealing films appear in the table below. For details on any product, click on the product name or image.
| Product | SealPlate® Films | SealPlate® MiniStripsTM Films |
ThinSealTM Films | EZ-PierceTM Films | Zone-FreeTM Films | X-PierceTM Films | AbsorbMaxTM Films | ThermalSeal® Films | ThermalSeal® MiniStripsTM Films |
ThermalSeal RTTM Films | AlumaSeal IITM Films | AlumaSeal 96TM Films | AlumaSeal 384TM Films | AeraSealTM Films | Product |
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| Nonsterile Item No. |
100-SEAL-PLT | SP-2x8-50 | 100-THIN-PLT | EZP-100 | ZAF-PE-50 | XP-100 | BK-50 | 100-THER-PLT | TS-2x8-50 | TS-RT2-100 (2 mil) TS-RT5-100 (5 mil) |
AF-100 | F-96-100 | F-384-100 | B-100 | Nonsterile Item No. |
| Sterile Item No. |
STR-SEAL-PLT | SPS-2x8-50 | STR-THIN-PLT | EZPS-25 | ZAFS-PE-25 | XPS-25 | BKS-25 | STR-THER-PLT | Not Available | Not Available | AFS-25 | Not Available | Not Available | BS-25 | Sterile Item No. |
| ELISA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ELISA | |||||||||
| PCR | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | PCR | ||||||||
| Tissue Culture | Yes | Tissue Culture | |||||||||||||
| Autosampling | Yes | Yes | Yes | Autosampling | |||||||||||
| Storage | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Storage | ||||||||
| Freezer storage | Yes | Yes | Yes | Freezer Storage | |||||||||||
| Special Properties | eliminates edge effects | 2x8-well strips | good optical clarity | easily pierceable, chemical-resistant, conforms to plate | easily pierceable, chemical-resistant, adhesive-free area over each well | pre-cut, pierceable, resealing, printed well guides |
black, light-absorbing | chemical-resistant, good moisture barrier | 2x8-well strips | best optical clarity | chemical-resistant, light-blocking, good moisture barrier | chemical-resistant, light-blocking, good moisture barrier, fits raised-rim plates | chemical-resistant, light-blocking, good moisture barrier | breathable | Special Properties |
| Minimum Temp. | -40 °C | -40 °C | -40 °C | -40 °C | -40 °C | -40 °C | -40 °C | -40 °C | -40 °C | -40 °C | -80 °C | -80 °C | -80 °C | -20 °C | Minimum Temp. |
| Maximum Temp. | +120 °C | +120 °C | +120 °C | +90 °C | +90 °C | +90 °C | +80 °C | +120 °C | +120 °C | +120 °C | +120 °C | +150 °C | +150 °C | +80 °C | Maximum Temp. |
| Pierceable | Semi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Pierceable | ||||||
| RNase/DNase Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | RNase/DNase Free | ||||||||
| Material | Polyester | Polyester | Polyester | Polyethylene | Polyethylene/ Polypropylene |
Vinyl | Vinyl | Polypropylene | Polypropylene | Polyester | Aluminum | Aluminum | Aluminum | Rayon | Material |
| Adhesive Strength | Medium | Medium | Medium Low | Very Strong | Very Strong | Very Strong | Strong | Strong | Strong | Very Strong | Very Strong | Very Strong | Very Strong | Strong | Adhesive Strength |
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| Product | SealPlate® Films | SealPlate® MiniStripsTM Films |
ThinSealTM Films | EZ-PierceTM Films | Zone-FreeTM Films | X-PierceTM Films | AbsorbMaxTM Films | ThermalSeal® Films | ThermalSeal® MiniStripsTM Films |
ThermalSeal RTTM Films | AlumaSeal IITM Films | AlumaSeal 96TM Films | AlumaSeal 384TM Films | AeraSealTM Films | Product |
| Comments | ![]() Available with ColorTabTM End Tabs US and foreign patents pending SP-IDG-100 SP-IDL-100 SP-IDO-100 SP-IDR-100 SP-IDB-100 SP-IDA-10 SPS-IDA-10 |
![]() ![]() Available with printed well guides and ColorTabTM End Tabs US and foreign patents pending EZP-PRNA-10 EZPS-PRNA-10 |
US and foreign patents pending | Patented | Copyright © 2006. Excel Scientific, Inc. All rights reserved. "SealPlate" and "ThermalSeal" are registered trademarks. "AbsorbMax", "AeraSeal", "AlumaSeal", "AlumaSeal II", "AlumaSeal 96", "AlumaSeal 384", "ColorTab", "EZ-Pierce", "MiniStrips", "ThermalSeal RT", "ThinSeal", "X-Pierce", and "Zone-Free" are trademarks of Excel Scientific, Inc. X-PierceTM films are patented. U.S. and foreign patents are pending for ColorTabTM and Zone-FreeTM products.
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![]() Replacement for Corning/Costar #6570 |
![]() Replacement for Corning/Costar #6569 |
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