Multiple Capillary Device and Method for Synthesis and Dispensing
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- an array of capillary tubes, each capillary tube in the array of capillary tubes comprising a first end, a second end, an inner wall, and a sequence linker bonded to the inner wall;
a pressure control source in fluid communication with each of the first ends; and
a reagent container support;
wherein the second end of each capillary tube is adapted to individually move towards and away from the reagent container support.
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Abstract
A system and method for synthesizing a peptide, a nucleic acid sequence, an oligonucleotide, a DNA sequence, an RNA sequence, or the like, inside an array of capillary tubes, is provided. The system can comprise an array of capillary tubes. Each of the capillary tubes in the array of capillary tubes can comprise a first end, a second end, an inner wall, and a sequence linker bonded to the inner wall. The system can comprise a pressure control source that can be in fluid communication with each of the first ends of the array of capillary tubes. The system can comprise a reagent container support, wherein the second end of each of the capillary tubes can be adapted to move towards and/or away from the reagent container support.
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56 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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an array of capillary tubes, each capillary tube in the array of capillary tubes comprising a first end, a second end, an inner wall, and a sequence linker bonded to the inner wall; a pressure control source in fluid communication with each of the first ends; and a reagent container support; wherein the second end of each capillary tube is adapted to individually move towards and away from the reagent container support. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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14. A system comprising:
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an array of capillary tubes, each capillary tube comprising a first end, a second end, and an inner wall; a pressure control source in fluid communication with each of the first ends; and a reagent container support comprising a rotating platen adapted to hold a plurality of reagent containers; wherein the second end of each capillary tube is adapted to individually move toward and away from the reagent container support. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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34. A method comprising:
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providing an array of capillary tubes, each capillary tube including a first end, a second end, an inner wall, and a linker bonded to the inner wall; connecting a pressure control source to the first ends, wherein the pressure control source is capable of providing a pressure differential to each of the capillary tubes; moving one or more of the second ends into communication with a first reagent in a first container; drawing the first reagent through the one or more second ends into the one or more respective capillary tubes; reacting the first reagent with the linker in the one or more respective capillary tubes to form a first activated sequence; removing excess first reagent from the one or more respective capillary tubes; moving the one or more second ends into communication with a second reagent in a second container; drawing the second reagent through the one or more second ends and into the one or more respective capillary tubes; and reacting the second reagent with the first activated sequence to form a first sequence. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A method comprising:
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loading a first reagent into an array of capillaries, each capillary comprising an inner wall and a linker bonded to the inner wall; reacting the first reagent with the linker to form an activated sequence; loading a second reagent into the array of capillaries; and reacting the first activated sequence to form a first sequence.
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