Patent ID: 6423536
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: B01J,B01L,C12Q,C40B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A system for performing small scale reactions, the system comprising:a capillary cassette having a substrate and a plurality of capillaries extending through said substrate, wherein each of said capillaries has first and second open ends on opposing sides of said substrate; a pair of membranes orientated and spaced such that they may temporarily seal the opposed ends of said capillaries; a thermal cycler having an internal chamber of sufficient capacity to hold said capillary cassette and said membranes; and an automated transfer device positioned to contact and move the capillary cassette to a location where the ends of the capillary may be sealed by the pair of membranes and the capillary cassette with ends sealed by said membranes may be located within the internal chamber of the thermal cycler.