Patent ID: 9517472
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: B01J,B01L,B03C,G01N,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A device for manipulating a target component in a manipulation tube, comprising: a manipulation tube comprising a tube having an optionally-closeable open end for supplying a sample containing a target component at one end and a closed end at the other end, and a manipulation medium accommodated in the tube and having a gel layer and an aqueous liquid layer alternately layered in a longitudinal direction of the tube, wherein the gel layer is a gel plug provided on either side of the aqueous liquid layer so that the aqueous liquid layer is sandwiched between the gel plugs in the longitudinal direction of the tube, and is fixed in a predetermined position in the tube; magnetic particles that should capture and transport the target component; and a magnetic field applying member capable of applying a magnetic field to the manipulation tube to move the magnetic particles in the longitudinal direction of the manipulation tube through the gel layer in a gel state.