Microtitre chemical reaction system
AssigneeCombiChem, Inc.
InventorsKlaus M. Gubernator, Joseph L. Cohen, Robert A. Zambias
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Abstract
A microtiter reaction system (15), comprising, a support rack (16) having an array of reaction wells (18) disposed therein, each reaction well (18) having an open top end (30) and a closed bottom end (32); a plurality of generally funnel shaped reactor caps (20) with each of reactor cap (20) being received into open top end (30) of each reaction well (18); a porous gas-permeable layer (22) positioned over support rack (16), gas-permeable layer (22) having an array of holes (23) therein with each hole (23) being positioned over open top end (30) of each of the plurality of reaction wells (18); gasket (24) positioned over porous gas-permeable layer (22); and a top cover (26) positioned over gasket (22).
Claims24
A microtitre reaction system, comprising,
- a support rack having an array of reaction wells disposed therein, each reaction well having an open top end and a closed bottom end;
- a gas-permeable layer positioned over the support rack, the gas-permeable layer having an array of holes therein with each hole being positioned over the open top end of each of the plurality of reaction wells;
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- a gasket positioned over the gas-permeable layer.
A microtitre reaction system, comprising,
- a support rack having an array of passages passing therethrough;
- an array of individually removable reaction wells disposed in the passages, each reaction well having an open top end and a closed bottom end;
- a plurality of generally funnel shaped reactor caps with each of the reactor caps being received into the open top end of each of the reaction wells;
- a gas-permeable layer positioned over the support rack, the gas-permeable layer having an array of holes therein with each hole being positioned over the open top end of each of the plurality of reaction wells;
- a self-sealing gasket positioned over the gas-permeable layer, an outer edge of the gasket contacting an outer edge of the support rack, thereby enclosing the interior volumes of the plurality of reaction wells in a sealed environment;
- a top cover positioned over the gasket;
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- a plurality of retaining clips extending downwardly to matingly interlock with the support rack.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.