Patent ID: 7858045
Filing Date: 2010-12-28
Classification: B01L,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A chemical reaction cartridge, said cartridge comprising: a sample holder for receiving a sample from an outside; a separation section for separating the sample held in the sample holder; a plurality of paths leading out of said separation section; a plurality of reactors in which portions of the sample, separated in the separation section, undergo DNA amplification, individually, each of said plurality of reactors including a first well and a second well, each of said plurality of paths leading to one of said plurality of reactors; a measurement section for executing measurement on reaction products resulting from the DNA amplification in the respective reactors; an elastic member covering said sample holder, said separation section, said plurality of reactors and said measurement section, and a plurality of pairs of temperature controllers, each of said plurality of pairs of temperature controllers corresponding to one of said plurality of reactors, such that said first well and said second well of each of said plurality of reactors can be set to different temperatures, wherein the DNA amplification is executed by causing respective samples to be reciprocated between said first well and said second well of each of said plurality of reactors, respectively, in response to the deformation of the cartridge, and wherein transfer and sealing of said sample between said sample holder, said separation section, said plurality of reactors and said measurement section is performed by deforming said elastic member by an external force.