Method and Apparatus for Conducting an Assay

A rotatable platform according to any one of the preceding claims wherein said platform is formed of a plastics material, selected from the group consisting of polycarbonate, polystyrene, high impact polystyrene, polyethylene and polypropylene, or is formed from glass or quartz.

A rotatable platform according to any one of the preceding claims wherein said one or more discrete areas are a coating on said platform, wherein said coating is adapted to immobilise said first binding partner.

A rotatable platform according to any one of the preceding claims wherein said first binding partner is chemically adsorbed or covalently or ionically, or hydrogen bonded onto said surface of said platform, or van der Waals forces immobilise said first binding partner to said surface of said platform.

A rotatable platform according to any one of the preceding claims further comprising a trough disposed at the periphery of said platform for receiving waste fluids which are spun off or centrifuged away from the surface of said rotatable platform during its rotation.

A rotatable platform for conducting an assay, said platform adapted to selectively immobilise a second binding partner in one or more discrete areas on a surface of said platform.

A rotatable platform for conducting sequencing of a nucleic acid strand, said platform adapted to immobilise a nucleic acid strand binding partner in one or more discrete areas on a surface of said platform.

A rotatable platform for conducting sequencing of a nucleic acid strand, said platform adapted to selectively immobilise a nucleic acid strand in one or more discrete areas on a surface of said platform.