Device For Carrying Out A Biological Assay
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1. An integrated lab-on-a-chip device for carrying out an assay to detect the presence of a biological molecule in a fluid sample, the device comprising:
- (a) an inlet for a fluid sample;
(b) one or more reaction sites each in fluid communication with the inlet;
(c) one or more reagent reservoir systems each containing reagents required for an assay to detect a biological molecule, the reagents being arranged sequentially in each reservoir system in the order in which they are required for the assay and separated from one another by a fluid;
wherein each of the one or more reaction sites is in fluid communication with a separate reagent reservoir system, whereby the reagents in each reagent reservoir system can be sequentially introduced into the reaction site in fluid communication therewith when the device is in use.
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An integrated lab-on-a-chip device for carrying out an assay to detect the presence of a biological molecule in a fluid sample, the device comprising: (a) an inlet for a fluid sample; (b) one or more reaction sites each in fluid communication with the inlet; (c) one or more reagent reservoir systems each containing reagents required for an assay to detect a biological molecule, the reagents being arranged sequentially in each reservoir system in the order in which they are required for the assay and separated from one another by a fluid.
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1. An integrated lab-on-a-chip device for carrying out an assay to detect the presence of a biological molecule in a fluid sample, the device comprising:
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(a) an inlet for a fluid sample; (b) one or more reaction sites each in fluid communication with the inlet; (c) one or more reagent reservoir systems each containing reagents required for an assay to detect a biological molecule, the reagents being arranged sequentially in each reservoir system in the order in which they are required for the assay and separated from one another by a fluid; wherein each of the one or more reaction sites is in fluid communication with a separate reagent reservoir system, whereby the reagents in each reagent reservoir system can be sequentially introduced into the reaction site in fluid communication therewith when the device is in use. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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