System and method for processing target material
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsWon Seok Chung, Kak Namkoong, Joonho Kim, Kyuyoun Hwang, Heekyun Lim
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Abstract
A system for processing a target material includes; a cartridge which stores a material which reacts with the target material, and may include at least one chamber and at least one valve connected to the at least one chamber, a first module which may be loaded with the at least one cartridge and may rotate, a second module which may selectively open or close the at least one valve, a third module which may selectively control the temperature of the at least one chamber, and a control module which may control the first module, the second module and the third module.
Claims18
A system for processing a target material comprising:
- a cartridge which stores a material which reacts with the target material, and comprises a lower plate that comprises a substrate having, within the substrate, at least one chamber and at least one valve connected to the at least one chamber and further comprises an upper plate disposed upon the lower plate;
- a first module loaded with the cartridge and which rotates;
- wherein the first module comprises:
- a rotor on which the cartridge is mounted;
- a motor which rotates the rotor;
- a second module which selectively controls the at least one valve;
- a third module which selectively controls the temperature of a selected chamber of the at least one chamber, the third module comprising a first transfer unit which includes a temperature regulating block mounted thereon and which moves with respect to the cartridge;
- and
- a control module which controls the first module, second module and third module,
- wherein the rotor has a surface on which the cartridge is mounted, and the surface on which the cartridge is mounted is inclined with respect to an axis of rotation of the rotor.
A method for processing a target material comprising:
- injecting a material which reacts with the target material in a cartridge comprising a lower plate that comprises a substrate having, within the substrate, at least one chamber and at least one valve connected to the at least one chamber and further comprising an upper plate disposed upon the lower plate;
- loading the cartridge onto a rotor that rotates the cartridge;
- injecting a sample including the target material into the cartridge;
- rotating the cartridge;
- selectively controlling the at least one valve connected to the at least one chamber to transfer the target material from the at least one chamber;
- and
- selectively controlling the temperature of a selected chamber of the at least one chamber by moving a temperature regulating block with respect to the cartridge,
- wherein the rotor has a surface on which the cartridge is mounted, and the surface on which the cartridge is mounted is inclined with respect to an axis of rotation of the rotor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.