APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING A REACTION IN A DROPLET AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME
申请人:Agency for Science, Technology and Research
公开号:EP2004328A1
公开(公告)日:2008-12-24
APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A SAMPLE IN A LIQUID DROPLET
申请人:Agency for Science, Technology and Research
公开号:EP2102650B1
公开(公告)日:2021-05-19
Apparatus For Performing a Reaction In a Droplet and Method of Using the Same
申请人:Kim Nam Yong
公开号:US20100000304A1
公开(公告)日:2010-01-07
An apparatus for processing a biological and/or chemical sample in a liquid droplet (
1
) is provided. The apparatus includes a processing compartment (
20
), a base (
21
) and at least one circumferential wall (
25
). The processing compartment (
20
) is defined by at least a part of the base (
21
), at least a part of the circumferential wall (
25
) and an inlet member (
4
). The inlet member (
4
) is located on top of the processing compartment (
20
), and includes at least one droplet inlet channel (
3
), which extends through the inlet member (
4
) and includes a contraction (
2
) between the inlet opening (
28
) of the droplet inlet channel (
3
) to the environment and the outlet opening (
27
) to the processing compartment (
20
). There is furthermore provided a method of processing a biological and/or chemical sample in a liquid droplet (
1
). The method includes disposing a medium into the processing compartment (
20
) of the apparatus of the invention that is immiscible with the liquid droplet (
1
), so that the contraction (
2
) is immersed in the medium. The droplet (
1
) is disposed into the droplet inlet channel (
3
) such that it is located below the contraction (
2
) of the droplet inlet channel (
3
). A process is performed on the biological and/or chemical sample in the droplet (
1
).