User manual

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XXPRESS
USER MANUAL - 1.1
1 Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
ANSI
BJS Bio
American National Standards Institute
BJS Biotechnologies Limited, UK Company
Number 02959160
Deepwell Plate Plate with an SBS footprint featuring 48, 96 or
384 wells with a larger volume than microplates
DWP Deepwell plate
EMC Electro-Magnetic Compatibility
Microtitre Plate Plate with an SBS footprint featuring 24, 48, 96
or 384 wells
MTP Microtitre plate
PCR Polymerase Chain Reaction
PPE Personal Protective Equipment
Real-Time PCR
SBS
Polymerase Chain Reaction where the result is
delivered through the PCR process by the
capturing of fluorescence emitted by the
reaction.
Society for Bio molecular Screening
Semi-skirted PCR
Plate
PCR plate with an outer surrounding half edge
Skirted PCR Plate PCR plate with an outer surrounding edge
Thermal Cycler
Un-skirted PCR
Plate
A machine that moves samples from one precise
temperature to another repeatedly
PCR plate without an outer surrounding edge
Well
xxplate
A single sample cavity in a Microtitre plate, PCR
plate or Deepwell plate
BJS Bio PCR test plate for the xxpress real-time
thermal cycler. Available in 24, 54, and 96 well
formats.