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US 2010/0144541 A1Published application
Dna-array-equipped cartridge, analyzer, and method for using the dna-array-equipped cartridge
AssigneeNGK Insulators, Ltd.
InventorsMasahiro Murasato, Akinobu Oribe, Kazunari Yamada
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Abstract
Rotating a cartridge body 54 allows distribution ports and a combined distribution port provided in the cartridge body 54 and a channel inlet 53c provided in an upper surface of a ring array 53 to sequentially face a fluid port 30a of a reaction tank 30 independent of the cartridge body 54. Additionally, rotating the cartridge body 54 allows a plurality of DNA probes 53a to sequentially face a collimating lens 62a serving as a light detector independent of the cartridge body 54.
Claims14
A DNA-array-equipped cartridge comprising:
- a housing rotatable about a center axis;
- a plurality of fluid containing spaces formed inside the housing and including a plurality of reagent containing spaces and a DNA array space, the reagent containing spaces holding fluids for preparation of target DNA, the DNA array space formed in a circumferential shape coaxial with the center axis and having a plurality of DNA probes spotted along the circumferential shape;
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- a plurality of openings communicating with the corresponding fluid containing spaces, formed on an upper side of the housing, and arranged side-by-side along a circumference coaxial with the center axis,
- wherein rotating the housing allows the plurality of openings to sequentially face a position setting a fluid port of a reaction tank independent of the housing, and allows the plurality of DNA probes to sequentially face a position setting a light detector independent of the housing.
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