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SEGMENTED PROCESS APPARATUS FOR MICROPLATE AND SEGMENTED PROCESS METHOD FOR MICROPLATE

  • US 20100285996A1
  • Filed: 08/30/2007
  • Published: 11/11/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A segmented process apparatus for a microplate, comprising:

  • a predetermined microplate provided with a number of wells set in array;

    one or more nozzle heads provided with a number of nozzles set in array;

    a suction and ejection mechanism for sucking and ejecting a gas via the nozzles; and

    a moving means which allows relative movement between said microplate and the nozzle heads, whereintips of all of the nozzles provided on each nozzle head are provided in such a manner that the tips can be inserted into the wells in a part of said microplate all together, and the row intervals and column intervals of said nozzles in array are respectively same as the row intervals and column intervals of said wells in array, anda magnetic force means having a magnet is provided in such a manner that the magnet is movable toward and away from said nozzles along a straight line or a curve that passes in the vicinity of each of said nozzles without crossing either of said nozzles, so that it is possible to apply a magnetic field to and remove a magnetic field from inside each of the nozzles provided on said nozzle head all together.

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