CA2361275A1 - Matrix storage and dispensing system - Google Patents

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CA2361275A1
CA2361275A1 CA002361275A CA2361275A CA2361275A1 CA 2361275 A1 CA2361275 A1 CA 2361275A1 CA 002361275 A CA002361275 A CA 002361275A CA 2361275 A CA2361275 A CA 2361275A CA 2361275 A1 CA2361275 A1 CA 2361275A1
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Abstract

The present invention provides a system and process providing variable access to, as well as quick and accurate dispensing of, numerous selected reagents from a mass storage arrangement. According to one embodiment, an array of reagent dispensers is supported over a movable platform assembly. The platform assembly aligns a designated receiving receptacle under a selected dispenser of the array so that a respective reagent can be dispensed therein. The dispensers in the matrix have a gate at the lower outlet region.
The reagents can be in fluid or solid form, such as beads for solid phase synthesis. Advantageously, the apparatus and process can be carried out under the control of a programmed computer.
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