Packaging for a molecular diagnostic cartridge

An apparatus, comprising:

• a tray member defining a first volume and a second volume, a central portion of the tray member separating the first volume and the second volume, the tray member including a flange, the flange and a top surface of the central portion forming a coplanar sealing area, the tray member being constructed from a cyclic olefin copolymer film;
• a sample container disposed within the first volume, the sample container containing a first reagent, the first reagent being in a solid form;
• a desiccant packet disposed within the first volume, the desiccant packet comprising any of a silica gel, an activated alumina, clay, or a molecular sieve;
• a reagent module disposed within the second volume, the reagent module including a housing containing a second reagent, the second reagent being in a liquid form;
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• a cover member constructed from a polyolefin material, the cover member sealed to the coplanar sealing area of the flange and the top surface of the central portion to entirely cover the first volume and the second volume from an ambient environment, the cover member and the tray member sealing the first volume from the second volume such that an expected total moisture ingress into the first volume after 180 days upon the tray member having been maintained at a temperature of up to 40° C. and a relative humidity of up to 75 percent is less than an adsorption capacity of the desiccant packet.