06/10/2026
Not all glass bottom dishes are the same, and the right choice depends on more than just material.
Technique, objective type, cell model, field of view, media volume, and workflow geometry all factor into the decision. A dish that's optically correct for confocal may be the wrong format for microinjection. A standard 35mm dish may not provide enough surface area for tiled acquisition or organoid culture.
We built a practical selection guide that maps key variables to a concrete recommendation, including a technique-by-technique breakdown covering widefield fluorescence, confocal, TIRF, super-resolution, and live cell time-lapse, and a format reference table for matching dish geometry to workflow.
There's also a section on the FD3510, a 35mm dish with a 10mm angled well specifically engineered for microinjection workflows and reagent conservation, that's worth reading if you're doing intracellular injection, IVF, or working with expensive media where volume matters.
If you've ever chosen a dish by default rather than by design, this guide gives you a better framework.
https://wpiinc.com/blogs/all/how-to-choose-the-right-culture-dish
