METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATING THE SURFACE OF SOLID GROWTH CULTURE MEDIA IN A PLATE

A method for locating the surface of a solid growth culture medium in a plate in a plate work position, the plate work position including a sensor and having a datum level fixed in one dimension (z), the method including: placing the plate in the plate work position; using the sensor to sense the me...

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Hauptverfasser: OOI, Chong, Kean, RAJ, Leon, TOMLINSON, Michael, John, CROSS, Graeme, John
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A method for locating the surface of a solid growth culture medium in a plate in a plate work position, the plate work position including a sensor and having a datum level fixed in one dimension (z), the method including: placing the plate in the plate work position; using the sensor to sense the medium surface for the positioned plate and measuring the distance to the medium surface; and referencing the measured distance to the datum level to determine a surface positional reference, relative to the datum level, in one dimension (z) for the surface of the medium in the positioned plate.