Low volume chemical and biochemical reaction system
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1. A device for dispensing small quantities of liquid, the device comprising:
- a capillary cassette, comprised of a plurality of capillary tube sections disposed in an array through a substrate; and
a capillary cassette dispensing means, said dispensing means receiving said capillary cassette and dispensing an array of capillaries of said capillary cassette to an array of locations.
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Abstract
A method and device for preparing nanoscale reactions. An automated system utilizes an array of reaction chambers. The ends of the chambers are temporarily sealed with deformable membranes and reactions effected by incubation of temperature cycling. Reaction mixtures may be assembled by using the reaction containers to meter reaction components. After the reaction is finished, the reaction containers may be dispensed onto a substrate and the reaction products analyzed. An automated transfer device may be used for automated transport of the reaction container array or other transportable elements.
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1. A device for dispensing small quantities of liquid, the device comprising:
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a capillary cassette, comprised of a plurality of capillary tube sections disposed in an array through a substrate; and
a capillary cassette dispensing means, said dispensing means receiving said capillary cassette and dispensing an array of capillaries of said capillary cassette to an array of locations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A device for transfer of an amount of liquid from a plurality of locations in a highly parallel manner, the device comprising:
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a capillary cassette comprised of a substrate and a two dimensional array of capillary tube sections extending through said substrate, each of said capillary tube sections having a first and a second opposing open ends, said first open ends being coplanar and said second open ends being coplanar;
a capillary cassette dispenser; and
an automated capillary cassette transfer device, wherein said capillary cassette transfer device may move said capillary cassette between said a filling location and said capillary cassette dispenser. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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21. A method to dispense small quantities of fluid in a highly parallel manner, comprising:
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filling an array of capillary tube sections in a capillary cassette with fluid at a filling location, moving said capillary cassette to a dispensing location; and
simultaneous dispensing said capillary tube sections at said dispensing location.
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30. A device for transfer of an amount of liquid from a plurality of locations in a highly parallel manner, the device comprising:
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a capillary cassette comprised of a substrate and a linear array of capillary tube sections extending through said substrate, each of said capillary tube sections having a first and a second opposing open ends, said first open ends being coplanar and said second open ends being coplanar;
a capillary cassette dispenser; and
an automated capillary cassette transfer device, wherein said capillary cassette transfer device may move said capillary cassette between said a filling location and said capillary cassette dispenser. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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