Applied Biosystems Optical Film Compression Pad plus Tool Pack of 9 Pads

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Applied Biosystems 4333292 Optical Film Compression Pad plus Tool The Applied Biosystems 4333292 Optical Film Compression Pad plus Tool is a specialized accessory designed for use with Applied Biosystems (now Thermo Fisher Scientific) real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) systems. This product consists of two primary components: the Optical Film Compression Pad and the accompanying tool. The compression pad is a flexible, resilient material that is placed on top of a sealed PCR plate. Its critical function is to apply uniform downward pressure across the entire surface of the sealing film. This pressure ensures that the film (or foil) makes complete and consistent contact with the edges of all 96 or 384 wells, which is essential for preventing evaporation and cross-contamination during the intense temperature cycling of PCR. The tool is used to correctly position and apply the pad to the PCR plate. This entire assembly is vital for maintaining the optical integrity of the sealed reactions, ensuring that the light path for the fluorescent signal is clear and that the high-quality data required for quantitative PCR (qPCR) is obtained reliably. Show more