Method and system for high-throughput particle handling by use of magnetic fields and device
AssigneePsomagen, Inc.
InventorsZachary Apte, Jessica Richman, Daniel Almonacid, Eduardo Morales, Constance Norris, Nicolas Ordenes, Pamela Nieto
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Abstract
Embodiments of the system and/or method can include and/or apply a magnetic device for facilitating a magnetic field for isolating the nucleic acid material from a sample, the magnetic device including a support component; and a set of magnetic pins attached to the support component and movable with at least three degrees of freedom when attached to the support component, where the set of magnetic pins provide adaptability to shapes of sample compartments of a sample container.
Claims18
A system for isolating nucleic acid material, the system comprising:
- a magnetic device for facilitating a magnetic field for isolating the nucleic acid material from at least one sample, the magnetic device comprising:
- a support component;
- and
- a set of magnetic pins attached to the support component and movable with at least three degrees of freedom when attached to the support component,
- wherein each pin of the set of magnetic pins is independently movable from one another with at least three degrees of freedom,
- wherein the set of magnetic pins is configured to be inserted into at least one sample compartment housing the at least one sample to directly attract magnetic beads attached with the nucleic acid material from the at least one sample, without intervening surfaces between the set of magnetic pins and the directly attracted magnetic beads attached with the nucleic acid material.
A method for isolating nucleic acid material, the method comprising:
- inserting a set of magnetic pins of a magnetic device into at least one sample mixture comprising magnetic beads attached with nucleic acid material such that the set of magnetic pins is inserted into sample compartments housing the at least one sample mixture to directly attract magnetic beads attached with the nucleic acid material from the at least one sample mixture, without intervening surfaces between the set of magnetic pins and the directly attracted magnetic beads attached with the nucleic acid material,
- wherein the set of magnetic pins is movable with at least three degrees of freedom when attached to a support component of the magnetic device, and
- wherein each pin of the set of magnetic pins is independently movable from one another with at least three degrees of freedom when attached to the support component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.