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1. A flexible vessel for thermal cycling a sample, the flexible vessel comprising:
- a soft-sided reaction vessel comprising;
a receptacle for receiving the sample, and a flexible body coupled to the receptacle, the flexible body having first and second portions coupled together and in fluid communication with each other, wherein the flexible body is configured for insertion into a thermal cycler such that the first portion is received into a first temperature zone and the second portion is received into a second temperature zone of the thermal cycler.
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Abstract
A device for processing a biological sample includes a processing unit having at least one opening to receive a sample vessel and a plurality of processing stations positioned along the opening. The processing stations each have a compression member adapted to compress the sample vessel within the opening and thereby move a substance within the sample vessel among the processing stations. An energy transfer element can be coupled to one or more of the processing stations for transferring thermal energy to the content at a processing station.
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1. A flexible vessel for thermal cycling a sample, the flexible vessel comprising:
a soft-sided reaction vessel comprising;
a receptacle for receiving the sample, and a flexible body coupled to the receptacle, the flexible body having first and second portions coupled together and in fluid communication with each other, wherein the flexible body is configured for insertion into a thermal cycler such that the first portion is received into a first temperature zone and the second portion is received into a second temperature zone of the thermal cycler. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
- 6. A flexible vessel for thermal cycling a sample, the flexible vessel comprising two faces of flexible material that are sealed together to form a plurality of flexible bodies, each flexible body separated from its adjacent flexible body by a sealed side, and each flexible body having a first portion and a second portion, the first and second portions coupled together and in fluid communication with each other, wherein the flexible bodies are configured for insertion into a thermal cycling apparatus such that the first portion of each flexible body is received into a first temperature zone and the second portion of each flexible body is received into a second temperature zone of the thermal cycler.
- 26. A flexible vessel for thermal cycling a sample, the flexible vessel comprising a plurality of flexible bodies, each flexible body separated from its adjacent flexible body, and each flexible body having a first portion and a second portion, the first and second portions coupled together and in fluid communication with each other, wherein the flexible bodies are configured for insertion into a thermal cycling apparatus such that the first portion of each flexible body is received into a first temperature zone and the second portion of each flexible body is received into a second temperature zone of the thermal cycler.
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