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ANSI/SBS 1-2004 for Microplates – Footprint Dimensions Secretariat Society for Biomolecular Screening 1/25/2006 1 Contents Page Foreword 3 1 Scope and purpose 4 1.1 Scope 4 1.2 Purpose 4 2 Normative references 4 3 Definitions 4 4 Microplate footprint 4 4.1 Normal tolerances 4 Figure 5 Figure 1- Microplate Footprint 5 Annex 6 Annex A (Informative) Interpretation of Figures 6 1/25/2006 2 Foreword As early as the first meeting of the Society for Biomolecular Screening (SBS) in 1995, a need for clearly defined dimensional standards of a microplate were identified. At the time, the microplate was already becoming an essential tool used in drug discovery research. At the time, the concept of a microplate was similar among various manufacturers, but the dimensions of microplates produced by different vendors, and even within a single vendors catalog line varied. This often caused numerous problems when microplates were to be used in automated laboratory instrumentation. In late 1995, members of the SBS began working on defining dimensional standards for the standard 96 well microplate. The first written proposal was released in December 1995 and presented at numerous scientific conferences and journals throughout 1996. This initial proposed standard was officially presen