Patent ID: 6917035
Filing Date: 2005-07-12
Classification: B01L

Abstract:
1. A covering for apertures of reaction receptacles constituted in a microtitration plate, comprising a hermetic, elastically deforming mat or foil which, upon planar deposition on the microtitration plate and following compression, seals the apertures, further comprising a frame and connecting elements that are fitted onto at least one of the mat or foil and frame and that allow the mat or foil to be detachably secured to the frame while creating a tension in the mat or foil implementing said connection, the dimensions of the frame being selected so as to permit the frame to be deposited on the microtitration plate, such that the mat or foil rests in a planar manner on the microtitration plate, and wherein the frame is accessible from above to a device applying pressure and/or heat.