Microtitre chemical reaction system
AssigneeDeltagen Research Laboratories, L.L.C.
InventorsKlaus M. Gubernator, Joe 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).
Claims23
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, the gas permeable layer permitting gas movement between adjacent reaction wells, but preventing liquid movement between adjacent reaction wells;
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- a self-sealing gasket positioned over the gas-permeable layer and the open top ends of the array of reaction wells.
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, the gas permeable layer permitting gas movement between adjacent reaction wells, but preventing liquid movement between adjacent reaction wells;
- a self-sealing gasket positioned over the gas-permeable layer and the open top ends of the array of reaction wells, 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.