Systems, methods, and devices for detecting substances in a sample collection well

A detection system comprising:

• a sample holding well that holds a sample;
• a sample collection well that collects a remaining sample from the sample holding well;
• a liquid harvester that harvests a sample from the sample holding well;
• a detection chip that captures a detection target substance contained in the sample;
• a detection section that detects the detection target substance captured by the detection chip;
• a chemical well that holds a chemical;
• wherein the chemical is harvested and moved to the detection chip via the liquid harvester,
• wherein the remaining sample is moved from the sample holding well to the chemical well that serves as the sample collection well via the liquid harvester, and
• wherein a remaining sample in the sample holding well after harvesting of the sample from the sample holding well and provision of the sample to the detection chip by the liquid harvester is harvested and collected into the sample collection well by the liquid harvester, the chemical well including an opening part, an opening area of the opening part being smaller than an opening area of an opening part of the sample holding well.

A detection apparatus comprising:

• a holder capable of holding a detection cartridge including a sample holding well that holds a sample, a sample collection well that collects a remaining sample from the sample holding well and a detection chip that captures a detection target substance contained in a sample;
• a detection section that detects the detection target substance captured by the detection chip held by the holder;
• a liquid harvester that harvests a sample from the sample holding well;
• and
• a control section that controls the liquid harvester;
• a chemical well that holds a chemical,
• wherein the chemical is harvested and moved to the detection chip via the liquid harvester,
• wherein the remaining sample is moved from the sample holding well to the chemical well that serves as the sample collection well via the liquid harvester, and
• wherein the control section controls the liquid harvester to harvest a sample held in the sample holding well and provide the sample to the detection chip and then harvest a remaining sample in the sample holding well and provide the remaining sample to the sample collection well, the chemical well including an opening part, an opening area of the opening part being smaller than an opening area of an opening part of the sample holding well.