Methods, apparatus, articles of manufacture, and user interfaces for performing automated biological assay preparation and macromolecule purification
US6326147A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 13, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/45092
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems, methods, graphical user interfaces, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention allow for biological assay preparation and automated biological macromolecule purification. Consistent with the present invention, a user may instruct the system to perform a series of assay preparation and purification procedures. A user may choose a series of procedures to be performed by a single automated workstation, one after the other, without human intervention. A user may specify, for example, a combination of lysis, archive, purification, and isolation protocols, including polymerase chain reaction (PCR). For each chosen procedure, a user may select a standard protocol or create a new protocol. Parameters for each of the protocols are cross-checked against parameters of other chosen protocols and system hardware for physical and rational limitations.
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