Plates

id

Description: id to be used for internal links
Required: yes
Path: metadata.method_specific_parameters.plates.id
Type: link target (string)

name

Description: Name (id) of the plate which must be unique within a record
Required: yes
Path: metadata.method_specific_parameters.plates.name
Type: string

wells

Description: Number of wells in the plate
Required: yes
Path: metadata.method_specific_parameters.plates.wells
Type: enumerator (string)
Options: ("96","384")

type

Description: The type of the plate (e.g. half-area black polystyrene)
Required: yes
Path: metadata.method_specific_parameters.plates.type
Type: string

supplier

Description: Information about the supplier of the plate
Required: yes
Path: metadata.method_specific_parameters.plates.supplier
Type: object (Supplier)
Contains: See Supplier

sealing

Description: The type of sealing used to seal the top of the plate
Required: no
Path: metadata.method_specific_parameters.plates.supplier
Type: string

surface_modification

Description: If the plate had a modified surface, the modification can specified here (e.g. Non-binding surface)
Required: no
Path: metadata.method_specific_parameters.plates.surface_modification
Type: object (Plate_surface_modification)
Contains: see Available fields in plate surface modification

Available fields in plate surface modification

type

Description: The expected type of surface of the wells after the modification (e.g. BSA coated)
Required: no
Path: metadata.method_specific_parameters.plates.surface_modification.type
Type: string

protocol

Description: List of protocol steps used to modify the surface of the wells
Required: yes
Path: metadata.method_specific_parameters.plates.surface_modification.protocol
Type: array of object (Step)
Contains: See Step