Support plate for receiving a plurality of sample particles in an ordered manner

摘要

The invention relates to a support plate for receiving in an ordered manner a plurality of sample particles, which is used especially in automated laboratories working in the areas of analysis and combinatorial chemistry. The aim of the invention is to provide such a support plate into which exactly metered doses of individual sample particles can be introduced highly precisely, rapidly and economically. To this end a support (1) is used which comprises cavities (11) that are regularly arranged in a repetitive pattern and said cavities are configured such that they can each receive only one microparticle (12). To this end the cavities (11) have openings (111) whose internal diameter substantially corresponds to the diameter of a dry or wet microparticle (12) and the depth of the cavities (11) is such that when the microparticle (12) effects a horizontal translatory movement a point of contact (113) between a side (112) of the cavity (11) is established, whose vertical distance from the lowest point of the floor (114) of the cavity is greater than the radius of the microparticle (12).