96-Well Cell Culture Plates

Find the best plate for your cell-based research

Whether culturing individual cell lines or scaling up for high-throughput screening, there is a Thermo Scientific Nunc 96-well plate for your needs. Advances in surface modifications, well geometry and optical clarity, allow us to provide you with a 96-well cell culture plate tailored for your specific application.

Select the right plate

Find your cell culture plate by surface

To help ensure flexible, reproducible and reliable results across every stage of cell culture, we offer a range of cell culture plates with a variety of surfaces optimized for different needs in cell attachment and cell growth.

For additional guidance on usage by cell type, view our Surface Selection Guide

Surfaces	Nunclon Delta	Non-treated	Optical bottom plates	Nunclon Sphera	Nunc UpCell	ECM-coated
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The reinvented Nunc Edge 2.0 96-Well Plate

Take your cell-based assays to the edge

We reinvented the 96-well plate so you can reclaim full use of all 96 wells without worrying about evaporation in the perimeter wells. The large reservoirs surrounding the Edge 2.0 96-well plate, when filled, effectively eliminate the "edge effect" caused by evaporation and temperature fluctuation.

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Nunclon Delta

Nunc 96-well cell culture treated plates for adherent cells

96-well cell culture plates for adherent cells

The Thermo Scientific Nunclon Delta cell culture surface treatment promotes maximum adhesion for a broad range of cell types.

The Nunclon Delta surface is a fully synthetic energy-treated surface that makes the otherwise very hydrophobic polystyrene surface more hydrophilic, thus facilitating cell attachment and growth. The Nunclon Delta certificate ensures high quality standards and lot-to-lot consistency.

Flat (F) bottom 96-well cell culture treated plates
Round (U) bottom 96-well cell culture treated plates

Flat (F) bottom, polystyrene 96-well cell culture treated plates

Catalog #	Description	Surface	Color	Lid	Sterile	Pack Size	Product Size
167008	Nunc 96-Well Flat Bottom	Nunclon Delta	Clear	Yes	Yes	Individually packed	Case of 50	Order
161093	Nunc 96-Well Flat Bottom	Nunclon Delta	Clear	Yes	Yes	Sleeve of 10	Case of 160	Order
136101	Nunc 96-Well Flat Bottom	Nunclon Delta	White	Yes	Yes	Individually packed	Case of 50	Order
136102	Nunc 96-Well Flat Bottom	Nunclon Delta	White	Yes	Yes	Sleeve of 10	Case of 160	Order
137101	Nunc 96-Well Flat Bottom	Nunclon Delta	Black	Yes	Yes	Individually packed	Case of 50	Order
137103	Nunc 96-Well Flat Bottom	Nunclon Delta	Black	Yes	Yes	Sleeve of 10	Case of 160	Order
168055	Nunc 96-Well Flat Bottom	Nunclon Delta	Clear	No	Yes	Individually packed	Case of 50	Order

Round (U) bottom, polystyrene 96-well cell culture treated plates

Catalog #	Description	Surface	Color	Lid	Sterile	Pack Size	Product Size
163320	Nunc 96-Well U Bottom	Nunclon Delta	Clear	Yes	Yes	Individually packed	Case of 50	Order
168136	Nunc 96-Well U Bottom	Nunclon Delta	Clear	Yes	Yes	Sleeve of 10	Case of 160	Order
143761	Nunc 96-Well U Bottom	Nunclon Delta	Clear	No	Yes	Individually packed	Case of 50	Order

Non-treated

Nunc 96-well non-treated plates for suspension cultures or bio-assays

Suspension culture and general assay 96-well plates

Nunc polystyrene plates support growth of suspension cultures that can proliferate and grow without attachment.

Made from high quality USP Class VI virgin polystyrene, the Nunc solid 96-well plates are ideal for colorimetric, fluorescence- and luminescence-based cell analysis and protein binding assays.

Clear, flat (F) bottom, 96-well non-treated plates
Black, flat (F) bottom, polystyrene 96-well non-treated plates
White, flat (F) bottom, polystyrene 96-well non-treated plates
Clear, round (U) bottom, polystyrene 96-well non-treated plates
Clear, conical (V) bottom, polystyrene 96-well non-treated plates

Clear, flat (F) bottom 96-well non-treated plates

Catalog #	Description	Surface	Color	Lid	Sterile	Pack Size	Product Size
269620	Nunc 96-Well Flat Bottom	Non-treated	Clear	No	No	Sleeve of 5	Case of 60	Order
260860	Nunc 96-Well Flat Bottom	Non-treated	Clear	Yes	Yes	Sleeve of 10	Case of 160	Order
266120	Nunc 96-Well Flat Bottom	Non-treated	Clear	Yes	Yes	Sleeve of 25	Case of 100	Order
243656	Nunc 96-Well Flat Bottom	Non-treated	Clear	Yes	Yes	Sleeve of 6	Case of 108	Order
269787	Nunc 96-Well Flat Bottom	Non-treated	Clear	No	Yes	Individually packed	Case of 50	Order
260895	Nunc 96-Well Flat Bottom	Non-treated	Clear	Yes	No	Sleeve of 10	Case of 160	Order
260844	Nunc 96-Well Flat Bottom, Barcoded	Non-treated	Clear	No	No	Sleeve of 10	Case of 180	Order
260887	Nunc 96-Well Flat Bottom, Barcoded	Non-treated	Clear	Yes	Yes	Sleeve of 10	Case of 160	Order
256510	Nunc 96-Well Flat Bottom	Non-treated	Clear	No	Yes	Sleeve of 10	Case of 180	Order
260836	Nunc 96-Well Flat Bottom	Non-treated	Clear	No	No	Sleeve of 10	Case of 180	Order

Sleeve of 10

Sleeve of 10

Black, flat (F) bottom, polystyrene 96-well non-treated plates

Catalog #	Description	Surface	Color	Lid	Sterile	Pack Size	Product Size
237108	Nunc 96-Well Flat Bottom	Non-treated	Black	No	No	Sleeve of 10	Case of 180	Order
237105	Nunc 96-Well Flat Bottom	Non-treated	Black	Yes	Yes	Individually packed	Case of 50	Order
237107	Nunc 96-Well Flat Bottom	Non-treated	Black	Yes	Yes	Sleeve of 10	Case of 160	Order

White, flat (F) bottom, polystyrene 96-well non-treated plates

Catalog #	Description	Surface	Color	Lid	Sterile	Pack Size	Product Size
236108	Nunc 96-Well Flat Bottom	Non-treated	White	No	No	Sleeve of 10	Case of 180	Order
236105	Nunc 96-Well Flat Bottom	Non-treated	White	Yes	Yes	Individually packed	Case of 50	Order
236107	Nunc 96-Well Flat Bottom	Non-treated	White	Yes	Yes	Sleeve of 10	Case of 160	Order

Clear, round (U) bottom, polystyrene 96-well non-treated plates

Catalog #	Description	Surface	Color	Lid	Sterile	Pack Size	Product Size
268152	Nunc 96-Well U Bottom	Non-treated	Clear	No	No	Sleeve of 10	Case of 180	Order
268200	Nunc 96-Well U Bottom	Non-treated	Clear	Yes	Yes	Sleeve of 10	Case of 160	Order
262162	Nunc 96-Well U Bottom	Non-treated	Clear	No	Yes	Individually packed	Case of 50	Order
278606	Nunc 96 Deep Well U Bottom	Non-treated	Clear	No	Yes	Sleeve of 4	Case of 32	Order
278605	Nunc 96 Deep Well U Bottom	Non-treated	Clear	No	No	Sleeve of 4	Case of 32	Order
262146	Nunc 96-Well U-Bottom	Non-treated	Clear	No	No	Bulk padk of 135	Case of 135	Order
260210	Nunc 96-Well U Bottom	Non-treated	Clear	No	Yes	Sleeve of 10	Case of 180	Order

Clear, conical (V) bottom, polystyrene 96-well non-treated plates

Catalog #	Description	Surface	Color	Lid	Sterile	Pack Size	Product Size
249570	Nunc 96-Well V Bottom	Non-treated	Clear	No	No	Sleeve of 10	Case of 180	Order
249662	Nunc 96-Well V Bottom	Non-treated	Clear	No	Yes	Individually packed	Case of 50	Order
249952	Nunc 96-Well V Bottom	Non-treated	Clear	Yes	Yes	Sleeve of 10	Case of 160	Order
249935	Nunc 96-Well V Bottom	Non-treated	Clear	Yes	Yes	Sleeve of 10	Case of 80	Order
249940	Nunc 96-Well V Bottom	Non-treated	Clear	No	Yes	Sleeve of 10	Case of 80	Order

Optical bottom plates

Optical bottom plates (OBP) for cellular imaging

Optical bottom plates for imaging applications

With superior imaging quality and minimal background noise and crosstalk between wells, Nunc optical bottom plates are optimized for fluorescence and luminescence imaging applications.

Optical polymer film bottom 96-well plates
Optical coverglass bottom 96-well plates

Optical polymer film bottom 96-well plates

Catalog #	Description	Surface	Color	Lid	Sterile	Pack Size	Product Size
165305	Nunc 96-Well Optical Polystyrene Polymer Bottom	Nunclon Delta	Black	Yes	Yes	Sleeve of 10	Case of 30	Order
165306	Nunc 96-Well Optical Polystyrene Polymer Bottom	Nunclon Delta	White	Yes	Yes	Sleeve of 10	Case of 30	Order
152036	Nunc 96-Well Optical Polystyrene Polymer Bottom	Collagen I	Black	Yes	Yes	Sleeve of 5	Case of 20	Order
152040	Nunc 96-Well Optical Polystyrene Polymer Bottom	Collagen I	White	Yes	Yes	Sleeve of 5	Case of 20	Order
152037	Nunc 96-Well Optical Polystyrene Polymer Bottom	Poly-D-Lysine	Black	Yes	Yes	Sleeve of 5	Case of 20	Order
152028	Nunc 96-Well Optical Polystyrene Polymer Bottom	Poly-D-Lysine	White	Yes	Yes	Sleeve of 5	Case of 20	Order
265301	Nunc 96-Well Optical Polystyrene Polymer Bottom	Non-treated	Black	No	No	Sleeve of 10	Case of 30	Order
265302	Nunc 96-Well Optical Polystyrene Polymer Bottom	Non-treated	White	No	No	Sleeve of 10	Case of 30	Order

Yes

Yes

Optical coverglass bottom 96-well plates

Catalog #	Description	Surface	Color	Lid	Sterile	Pack Size	Product Size
164588	Nunc 96-Well Optical 1.5 Coverglass Bottom	Cell culture treated	Black	Yes	Yes	Sleeve of 6	Case of 30	Order
164590	Nunc 96-Well Optical 1.5 Coverglass Bottom	Cell culture treated	White	Yes	Yes	Sleeve of 6	Case of 30	Order
160376	Nunc 96-Well Optical 1.5 CC²Coverglass Bottom	CC² enhanced cell culture	Black	Yes	Yes	Sleeve of 6	Case of 30	Order
265300	Nunc 96-Well Optical 1.5 Coverglass Bottom	Non-treated	Black	No	No	Sleeve of 5	Case of 30	Order

Nunclon Sphera

Nunclon Sphera plates with ultra-low binding surface

The Thermo Scientific Nunclon Sphera surface enables cells to grow and aggregate with virtually no attachment to the culture vessel.

The Nunclon Sphera plates provide a physiologically relevant 3D cell culture format for disease modeling and drug screening applications in cancer and stem cell research, creating reproducible spheroids that can be further differentiated into specific organoids.

Nunclon Sphera 96-well plates for 3D spheroid culture

Catalog #	Description	Surface	Color	Lid	Sterile	Pack Size	Product Size
174925	Nunclon Sphera 96-Well Round (U) Bottom	Nunclon Sphera	Clear	Yes	Yes	Individually packed	Case of 8	Order
174929	Nunclon Sphera 96-Well Round (U) Bottom	Nunclon Sphera	Clear	Yes	Yes	Sleeve of 5	Case of 50	Order
174927	Nunclon Sphera 96-Well Flat (F) Bottom	Nunclon Sphera	Clear	Yes	Yes	Individually packed	Case of 8	Order

Nunc UpCell

Nunc UpCell plates for cell harvesting

The Thermo Scientific Nunc UpCell surface enables harvesting of cells by temperature reduction without the need for dissociation enzymes (e.g. trypsin).

The Nunc UpCell plates are grafted with PIPAAm polymers that change conformation and hydrophilicity according to external temperature, dislodging cells from the growth surface in this process while keeping cellular membrane and surface receptors intact.

Nunc UpCell 96-well plate for culturing and harvesting adherent cells without Trypsin

Catalog #	Description	Surface	Color	Lid	Sterile	Pack Size	Product Size
174897	Nunc UpCell 96 Flat (F) Bottom	UpCell	Clear	Yes	Yes	Individually packed	Case of 8	Order

ECM-coated

Nunc ECM-coated plates for finicky cell attachment

The Thermo Scientific Nunc ECM-coated surfaces are ideal for culturing cells with difficulties attaching to the regular tissue culture surfaces.

Nunc Poly-D-Lysine (PDL) and Collagen I coated plates are designed to enhance the adhesion and growth of primary cells and finicky cell lines in vitro. The PDL synthetic material and the Collagen I protein of animal origin are aseptically coated in either the Nunc regular plates or the Nunc Optical Bottom plates with 10^-3 sterility assurance level (SAL).

Nunc ECM-coated 96-well plates for primary and finicky cells

Catalog #	Description	Surface	Color	Lid	Sterile	Pack Size	Product Size
152038	Nunc 96-Well Flat (F) Bottom	Collagen I	Clear	Yes	Yes	Sleeve of 5	Case of 20	Order
152039	Nunc 96-Well Flat (F) Bottom	Poly-D-Lysine	Clear	Yes	Yes	Sleeve of 5	Case of 20	Order
152036	Nunc 96-Well Optical Polystyrene Polymer Bottom	Collagen I	Black	Yes	Yes	Sleeve of 5	Case of 20	Order
152040	Nunc 96-Well Optical Polystyrene Polymer Bottom	Collagen I	White	Yes	Yes	Sleeve of 5	Case of 20	Order
152037	Nunc 96-Well Optical Polystyrene Polymer Bottom	Poly-D-Lysine	Black	Yes	Yes	Sleeve of 5	Case of 20	Order
152028	Nunc 96-Well Optical Polystyrene Polymer Bottom	Poly-D-Lysine	White	Yes	Yes	Sleeve of 5	Case of 20	Order

Thermo Scientific Multi-well plates and Microplates

Select the ideal cell culture plate for your application

Simply select your criteria from the available options; the cell culture plate guide will return all plates that match your selections.

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Find the right plates for your plate reading assays

Flyer: Nunc Plate Selection Table for Plate Readers

Whether you’re conducting fluorescence or luminescence studies, find the Thermo Scientific Nunc plates that are best suited for your plate reader’s detection technology. With the standard ANSI footprint dimensions, optimized cell attachment, and features such as the highly clear optical bottom and the evaporation barrier, Nunc plates can help you improve your assay consistency and output.

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