Inventors:
Peter J. Zanzucchi - Lawrenceville NJ
Satyam C. Cherukuri - Cranbury NJ
Sterling E. McBride - Lawrenceville NJ
Assignee:
David Sarnoff Research Center, Inc. - Princeton NJ
International Classification:
B01L 300
G01N 3500
Abstract:
A system for processing a plurality of tests or syntheses in parallel comprising a sample channel for moving samples into a microlaboratory array of a plurality of wells connected by one or more channels for the testing or synthesis of samples, a station for housing the array and an optical system comprising at least one light source and at least one light detector for measuring the samples in the array, and a means of electrically connecting the array to an apparatus capable of monitoring and controlling the flow of fluids into the array. Samples are loaded from a common loading channel into the array, processed in the wells and measurements taken by the optical system. The array can process many samples, or synthesize many compounds in parallel, reducing the time required for such processes.