Hot Cold Plate Test

The hot cold plate test is used to detect the animal’s thermal sensitivity to pain

resulting from exposure to heat or cold, acting as the gold standard test for thermal pain

tests in rodents and acts as an effective screening tool intervention of analgesia. SANS Hot Cold Plate, also call Analgesia Meter

is based on a metal plate which can be heated to 65°C and cooled to -5°C. The Hot Cold Plate adopts precise PID control algorithm,

which is different from the temperature breakpoint method adopted by ordinary temperature controllers.

The PID algorithm will continuously collect temperature feedback to control heating/cooling , t

hus being able to control the current temperature more accurately.