CN103923163A

CN103923163A - Workbench system and the method for bioactive substance extractor

Info

Publication number: CN103923163A
Application number: CN201310015219.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘新志; 赵海峰
Original assignee: BEIJING GENMAGBIO BIOTECHNOLOGY Co Ltd
Current assignee: BEIJING GENMAGBIO BIOTECHNOLOGY Co Ltd
Priority date: 2013-01-15
Filing date: 2013-01-15
Publication date: 2014-07-16
Anticipated expiration: 2033-01-15
Also published as: CN103923163B

Abstract

The invention provides a workbench system of an automated instrument utilizing a magnetic rod technique to extract bioactive substances. The workbench system has a loading panel, which has at least one set of sample treatment area. Each set of sample treatment area has two heating work areas fixed on the loading panel and a non-heating work area between the two heating work areas. The invention also provides the automated instrument adopting the workbench system to extract bioactive substances. The invention also provides a method for extracting bioactive substances by the workbench system or instrument. The design of the workbench system or instrument further improves automation of a nucleic acid extraction instrument, which can be suitable for various culture plates at the same time and meet the individual or high flux nucleic acid extraction needs.

Description

For work system and the method for biologically active substance extraction apparatus

Technical field

The present invention relates to biology and apparatus field.Concrete, the invention provides a kind ofly for extracting the work system of self-reacting device of biologically active substance, and adopt the self-reacting device of the extraction biologically active substance of described work system.The present invention also provides the method that uses described work system or instrument to extract biologically active substance.

Background technology

Utilize paramagnetic particle method extract biologically active substance particularly active macromole be the technology that developed recently gets up.Paramagnetic particle method be utilize can specific recognition cell, the magnetic bead of protein or nucleic acid, this magnetic bead can be combined specifically with nucleic acid molecule, then under the effect in magnetic field, the active macromole from blood, animal tissues, food, pathogenic micro-organism equal samples is separated.For example, the paramagnetic particle method of nucleic acid is extracted can be according to the principle identical with pellosil centrifugal column, uses nanotechnology to modify the surface of superparamagnetic nano particle, is prepared into superparamagnetism monox nanometer magnetic bead.This magnetic bead can be identified specifically with nucleic acid molecule.Utilize the superparamagnetism of monox nanometer microballoon, under the effect of Chaotropic salt (Guanidinium hydrochloride, guanidinium isothiocyanate etc.) and externally-applied magnetic field, can from sample, DNA and RNA be separated.

Paramagnetic particle method automatic extracting instrument is divided into again bar magnet method and suction method.Suction method is to be undertaken by automatic pipetting device.Taking paramagnetic particle method instrument for extracting nucleic acid as example, can add lysate, magnetic bead absorption by automatic pipetting device; Take solution away, add rinsing liquid, magnetic bead absorption, takes rinsing liquid away, adds elution buffer.When there is removal waste liquid due to suction method, do not take magnetic bead away, pipettor can not lean on magnetic bead too near, in case the problem that magnetic bead is taken out together with waste liquid affects elution efficiency and purity.

It is the technology that developed recently gets up that bar magnet method is extracted, and its principle is that magnetic separating device is immersed to liquid, makes can be concentrated on separating device surface by the particle of magnetic attraction in mixture by the action of a magnetic field.Wherein, in a kind of mode, magnetic separating device is a sleeve pipe, makes sleeve pipe produce magnetic by inserting bar magnet, attract can be adsorbed onto sleeve surface by the particle of magnetic attraction in mixture, in the time that bar magnet is detached, sleeve pipe loses magnetism, and is departed from sleeve pipe by the particle of magnetic attraction.With respect to suction method, the advantage of bar magnet method is that the liquid of each step is not residual, because bar magnet is only taken away magnetic bead, transfers in the corresponding reacting hole of next step.In bar magnet method instrument, drive the mechanism of bar magnet can drive bar magnet to move up and down in sleeve pipe, contribute to cracking and rinsing and the purifying of leaching process.

But this area also needs a kind of raising level of automation, and can be suitable for various type culture plates, and simultaneously can be for the extraction apparatus of the needs of indivedual or large flux nucleic acid extraction simultaneously.

Summary of the invention

The invention provides a kind of for utilizing bar magnet method to extract the work system of the self-reacting device of biologically active substance, and adopt the self-reacting device of the extraction biologically active substance of described work system, the present invention also provides the method that uses described work system or instrument to extract biologically active substance, can be applicable to the multiple fields such as clinical disease diagnosis, transfusion safety, Forensic Identification, environmental microorganism detection, food safety detection, molecular biology research, for example, for extracting and purifying biological active substance, cell, albumen and nucleic acid.The design of work system of the present invention and instrument further improves the automatization of instrument for extracting nucleic acid, and can be suitable for various type culture plates simultaneously, and simultaneously can be for the needs of indivedual or large flux nucleic acid extraction.

Generally include for the instrument that extracts biologically active substance the worktable that holds sample and reagent for placing, needle and needle travel mechanism, by moving up and down of needle travel mechanism, can move up and down needle, vertically inserts and depart from sleeve pipe; Sleeve pipe and sleeve pipe travel mechanism, by moving up and down of sleeve pipe travel mechanism, can move up and down sleeve pipe, vertically inserts and depart from the container that is arranged on worktable.Use described instrument to extract biologically active substance, for example, while extracting nucleic acid, can such as, add biological sample and/or reagent at the container (centrifuge tube, deep-well plates etc.) being placed on worktable, then the moving up and down or vibrating in container by sleeve pipe, can the reagent in container and sample be stirred and be mixed, so that sample and reagent are fully reacted.Can, by sleeve pipe and needle are inserted to container simultaneously, make thus sleeve pipe produce magnetic field outward in addition, thereby realize the absorption of sleeve pipe to the magnetic bead in solution in container or the biological sample with magnetic bead.In the time that needle leaves sleeve pipe, sleeve pipe foreign field disappears, thereby realizes magnetic bead or the disengaging of the biological sample with magnetic bead sleeve pipe, discharges magnetic bead or the biological sample with magnetic bead.Can in different vessels, move by sleeve pipe and needle thus, reach the object that shifts magnetic bead or the biological sample with magnetic bead.

The invention provides a kind of work system for biologically active substance extraction apparatus, it has loading panel, on described loading panel, have at least one group of sample preparation district, described in every group, sample preparation district has two non-heating work districts in the middle of heating work district and the described Liang Ge heating work district being fixed on described loading panel.Two heating work districts that are fixed on described loading panel can be set in parallel in the two ends in described sample preparation district.

In one aspect of the invention, heating work district described in described work system is heating tank, Mei Zu sample preparation district has two heating tanks that are fixed on loading panel, is respectively heating tank 1, heating tank 2 65 and the middle non-heating work district of this two heating tanks.Heating tank 1, heating tank 2 65 can be set in parallel in the two ends in sample preparation district.Described non-heating work district can have or the container that holds sample or reagent is set.Of the present invention aspect one of them, described in hold sample or reagent container be the standard deep plate such as 24 holes or 96 hole PCR microwell plates or deep-well plates, non-standard orifice plate, centrifuge tube or centrifuge tube union, maybe can place the plate of described centrifuge tube or centrifuge tube union.

In one aspect of the invention, heating work district described in above-mentioned work system is heating tank removably, and it has rectangular parallelepiped cell body, which is provided with the multiple slotted eyes for laying sample hose.Of the present invention, aspect one of them, the cell body bottom of described heating tank has heating tank projection, can with loading panel on groove fit.Of the present invention, aspect one of them, the cell body temperature range of above-mentioned heating tank is about 100-200 DEG C, is preferably about 120-180 DEG C.

In one aspect of the invention, in above-mentioned work system, between heating work district and non-heating work district, there is heat insulation.

In one aspect of the invention, heating work district described in above-mentioned work system separates effectively with non-heating work district, effectively separate and refer to, the region that heating work district and non-heating work district hold pending sample or reagent on workplatform in a distance, to make the heat that heating work district produces can not produce effective influence to the sample of processing in non-heating zone.

Effectively separate and refer to, the region that heating work district and non-heating work district hold pending sample or reagent on workplatform in a distance, to make the heat that heating work district produces can be to the sample generation effective influence of processing in non-heating zone.Of the present invention aspect one of them, the arranging of heating work district (for example heating tank) can make Liang Ge heating work district with approach most the non-heating work of being placed on of its district or the hole for holding sample or reagent that has, non-heating work district (be for example arranged on the hole of the most close heating zone of 24 holes of non-heating zone or 96 hole PCR microwell plates or deep-well plates, or be arranged in the centrifuge tube of non-heating zone or centrifuge tube union hole of the most close heating zone etc.) distance B be greater than about 5mm, be preferably greater than about 10mm, be most preferably greater than about 15mm.For example D is about 5-60mm, preferred about 10-40mm, most preferably from about 15-35mm.Wherein, term " for holding the hole of sample or reagent " refers to that the container for holding sample or reagent holds the hole of sample or reagent, and it can be the form of shrinkage pool, well or groove." effective influence " generally refers to that heat that the sample non-heating zone processed produces due to heating work district causes the temperature rise of impact reaction and/or volume change that sample evaporation causes etc.

In one aspect of the invention, two distance B 1 that are for example fixed on, between the heating zone (heating tank) on loading panel that be arranged in parallel are greater than 90mm, are preferably greater than 105mm, are most preferably greater than 120mm.For example D1 is about 90-160mm, preferred about 105-150mm, most preferably from about 120-140mm.Preferably, described heating zone is heating tank, and the width between centers D2 of two heating tanks is greater than about 110mm, is preferably greater than about 115mm, is most preferably greater than about 120mm.For example D2 is about 110-200mm, preferred about 115-180mm, most preferably from about 120-160mm.

In one aspect of the invention, container (be for example arranged on 24 holes or 96 hole PCR microwell plate or the deep-well plates of non-heating zone, or be arranged on centrifuge tube or the centrifuge tube union etc. of non-heating zone) for holding sample or reagent that heating zone (for example heating tank) has with non-heating zone or that be arranged on non-heating zone does not contact.Preferably, heating zone (for example heating tank) be placed on non-heating zone for the container distance B 3 of holding sample or reagent for being greater than about 3mm, be preferably greater than about 10mm, be most preferably greater than about 15mm.For example D3 is about 3-60mm, preferred about 10-40mm, most preferably from about 15-35mm.Aspect one of them, between He Fei heating zone, heating zone, also there is heat insulation of the present invention.

In one aspect of the invention, in above-mentioned work system, in described sample preparation district 66, having two be arranged in parallel and is fixed on the heating tank on loading panel, be respectively heating tank 1, heating tank 2 65, and one 24 or 96 hole PCR microwell plate or deep-well plates of horizontal positioned between described two heating tanks, or a plate of placing centrifuge tube or centrifuge tube connection, the long limit of wherein said PCR microwell plate or deep-well plates or plate is parallel with heating tank.Described can be to be placed between two parties between described two heating tanks.Described 24 or 96 hole PCR microwell plates or deep-well plates can be on-gauge plates, for example, meet 96 hole on-gauge plates of the parameter of ANSISBS1-42004 standard.24 orifice plates are 4 × 6 types, have 6 holes of the every row of 4 row.24 orifice plate apertures can be about 18mm, and plate is rectangle, and the length of its housing is about 127.76mm ± 0.25mm, and wide is about 85.48mm ± 0.25mm.96 orifice plates are 8 × 12 types, have 12 holes of the every row of 8 row.96 orifice plate apertures can be about 9mm, and plate is rectangle, and the length of its housing is about 127.76mm ± 0.25mm, and wide is about 85.48mm ± 0.25mm.In one aspect of the invention, in above-mentioned work system two heating tanks with approach most its 24 holes or 96 hole PCR microwell plates or deep-well plates in the distance B in the hole of close heating tank be greater than 5mm, be preferably greater than 10mm, most preferably be greater than 15mm, for example D is about 5-60mm, preferred about 10-40mm, most preferably from about 15-35mm.In one aspect of the invention, the frame of wherein said PCR microwell plate or deep-well plates or plate and its distance B 3 at a distance of nearer heating tank, for being greater than about 3mm, are preferably greater than about 10mm, are most preferably greater than about 15mm.For example D3 is about 3-60mm, preferred about 10-40mm, most preferably from about 15-35mm.

In one aspect of the invention, be horizontally disposed with one 24 or 96 hole PCR microwell plate or deep-well plates described in above-mentioned work system between two heating tanks, the long limit of wherein said PCR microwell plate or deep-well plates or plate is parallel with heating tank.

In one aspect of the invention, have two heating tanks that are fixed on loading panel described in above-mentioned work system in sample preparation district 66, be respectively heating tank 1, heating tank 2 65, each heating tank has 1-5 slotted eye.Between described two heating tanks, horizontal parallel arranges one to five tetrad pipe or centrifuge tube tetrad pipe.On described tetrad pipe, there are 4 centrifuge tubes.Optional, between the slotted eye of heating tank one and corresponding tetrad pipe, a centrifuge tube also can be set.

Bar magnet method is extracted biologically active substance, and the method for for example extracting nucleic acid generally includes following steps: a) by sample is contacted with lysate (lysis buffer) and/or Proteinase K, and incubation at about 50-60 DEG C, cracking biological sample; B) add magnetic bead, fully mix before use magnetic bead; C) add in conjunction with liquid (binding buffer), leave standstill; D) use respectively washings I(wash buffer I), cleaning solution II (wash buffer II) and cleaning solution II I(wash buffer III) washing three times; E) with elutriant (elution buffer) wash-out nucleic acid.

In the time for example, extracting nucleic acid for some biomaterial (virus), can join in lysate in step a) in conjunction with liquid, step c) can merge to step a).In the time for example, extracting nucleic acid for some biomaterial (virus), there is the step into nucleic acid settling agent (Acryl Carrier) in step b) with d).

Reagent wherein, as lysate (lysis buffer), in conjunction with liquid (binding buffer), washings I-III(wash buffer) and elutriant (elution buffer) can place in advance/seal up for safekeeping in container, also can before extracting, add.Magnetic bead conventionally need to be before use to hold the container of magnetic bead carry out centrifugal so that magnetic bead fully mixes or concentrates on this container bottom.

Using instrument of the present invention to extract biologically active substance, for example, while extracting nucleic acid, can such as, add biological sample and/or reagent at the container (centrifuge tube, deep-well plates etc.) being placed on worktable, then the moving up and down or vibrating in container by sleeve pipe, can the reagent in container and sample be stirred and be mixed, so that sample and reagent are fully reacted.Can, by sleeve pipe and needle are inserted to container simultaneously, make thus sleeve pipe produce magnetic field outward in addition, thereby realize the absorption of sleeve pipe to the magnetic bead in solution in container or the biological sample with magnetic bead.In the time that needle leaves sleeve pipe, sleeve pipe foreign field disappears, thereby realizes magnetic bead or the disengaging of the biological sample with magnetic bead sleeve pipe, discharges magnetic bead or the biological sample with magnetic bead.Can in different vessels, move by sleeve pipe and needle thus, reach the object that shifts magnetic bead or the biological sample with magnetic bead.

Using instrument of the present invention to extract biologically active substance, for example extract in the method for nucleic acid, generally include following steps: a) by sample being added to the container a that holds lysate (lysis buffer), incubation at about 50-60 DEG C; B) by needle and sleeve pipe by magnetic bead from hold the container b of magnetic bead by magnetic bead absorption with transfer to said vesse a, optional, using the centrifugal container that holds magnetic bead; C) optional, by needle and sleeve pipe by the magnetic bead in container a or in conjunction with the sample absorption of magnetic bead with transfer to the container c holding in conjunction with liquid (binding buffer); D) adsorb successively and transfer to and hold washings I(wash buffer I by above-mentioned magnetic bead or in conjunction with the sample of magnetic bead), cleaning solution II (wash buffer II) and cleaning solution II I(wash buffer III) container d1, container d2 and container d3; E) by the magnetic bead through in step d) or in conjunction with the sample absorption of magnetic bead with transfer to the container e that holds elutriant (elution buffer), incubation at about 50-60 DEG C.In the time for example, extracting nucleic acid for some biomaterial (virus), can join in lysate in step a) in conjunction with liquid, step c) can merge to step a).In the time for example, extracting nucleic acid for some biomaterial (virus), step b) and d) between have magnetic bead or adsorb and transfer to the step of the container that holds nucleic acid settling agent (Acryl Carrier) in conjunction with the sample of magnetic bead.

In one aspect of the invention, in above-mentioned work system, can in heating tank one, be provided for holding the container (for example lysate centrifuge tube) of lysate.In addition, can be provided for receiving the container (for example elutriant centrifuge tube) of elutriant at heating tank two.In addition, can be in described 24 or 96 hole PCR microwell plate or the deep-well plates in non-heating work district, or place in the plate of centrifuge tube or centrifuge tube connection and can set gradually the hole that holds washings I, cleaning solution II and cleaning solution II I.Optional, can also be in described 24 or 96 hole PCR microwell plate or deep-well plates, or place in the plate of centrifuge tube or centrifuge tube connection and arrange and hold magnetic bead or the hole in conjunction with liquid or nucleic acid settling agent.

In one aspect of the invention, above-mentioned work system has driving mechanisms control, can move in the horizontal direction.Of the present invention aspect one of them, wherein said drive mechanism system comprises the support of table, and for supporting loading panel, support is connected with shifting axle, can move horizontally along shifting axle at worktable driven by motor lower bracket, thereby make loading panel can move to the position needing.

It is a kind of for extracting the instrument of biologically active substance that the present invention also provides, and comprising:

Shell,

Base plate,

Above-mentioned work system, work system has loading panel, has sample preparation district on it, and the container for holding sample or reagent can be placed by sample preparation district,

Needle and needle travel mechanism, by moving up and down of needle travel mechanism, can move up and down needle, and vertically insert and depart from sleeve pipe,

Sleeve pipe and sleeve pipe travel mechanism, by moving up and down of sleeve pipe travel mechanism, can move up and down sleeve pipe, vertically inserts and depart from the container being arranged in sample preparation district.

In one aspect of the invention, above-mentioned instrument also comprises that air-flow produces system, described system produces local air flow for the upper area at the opening that is placed on the container that holds sample or reagent in described sample preparation district, described system comprises air flow source and gas channel, wherein air flow source can produce air-flow, the upper area of the opening of the bootable described flow level of gas channel by described container, makes sleeve pipe move horizontally from vessel port release with the aerosol that sample in container or reagent contacts generation.The speed of described local air flow can be about 0.3-0.8 meter per second, preferred about 0.5-0.7 meter per second, most preferably from about 0.45-0.5 meter per second.

Of the present invention aspect one of them, the perforate of horizontal symmetrical is set at two of described tool housing relative side plates, form the gas channel that described air-flow produces system, the position that perforate is wherein set makes the air-flow by the horizontal flow of these two perforates can be by being placed on the upper area of opening of the container in sample preparation district.Of the present invention, aspect one of them, wherein described in the distance from bottom of perforate, loading panel upper surface is high about 0-50mm, preferably 3-15mm, most preferably from about 5-10mm.

Of the present invention, aspect one of them, perforate can be pore district, for example rectangle pore district.The length (being the horizontal length in pore district) in rectangle pore district adapts with the container being placed in sample preparation district.In wherein a kind of embodiment of the present invention, it is identical or close with the length of supported arm that the length in rectangle pore district is set to.In wherein a kind of embodiment of the present invention, the length in rectangle pore district is set to and is placed on 24 orifice plates on loading panel or the long limit of 96 orifice plates (for example meeting 96 hole on-gauge plates of the parameter of ANSISBS12004 and ANSISBS22004 standard) and equates or be greater than described long limit., preferred, the length in described rectangle pore district is greater than about 127.76mm, for example, be about 127-140mm, is preferably about 128-135mm.The width (being the vertical length in described pore district) in rectangle pore district is set to take into account the height that is placed on the container in sample preparation district of various height.In wherein a kind of embodiment of the present invention, the width in rectangle pore district is set to about 30-80mm, is preferably about 40-70mm, most preferably is about 50-65mm.

The height of the distance from bottom loading panel upper surface in rectangle pore district is identical with the top that is placed on the container in sample preparation district or a little less than described top.For example, the bottom of aperture area is set than the about 0-15mm of loading surface plate hight, preferably 3-10mm, most preferably 5-10mm.

In other embodiment of the present invention, can adjust by perforate moving up and down being set at side plate the height of perforate, make the air-flow of the horizontal flow by these two perforates can be placed on by opening upwards the upper area of the opening of the container in sample preparation district.

In other embodiment of the present invention, can be by Work platform system moving up and down be set, make loading panel can adjust height, make the upper area of the opening that is placed on the container in sample preparation district same or similar with the level attitude by two perforates.

In another embodiment of the invention, wherein gas channel also comprises and being arranged on outside tool housing, and with the conduit that described perforate is connected, one end of described conduit is connected with perforate, and the other end is connected with specified location.In another embodiment of the invention, at the arranged outside conduit of tool housing side plate perforate.One end of described conduit is connected with the outer fringe seal of the perforate on outer panel, and the other end is connected with specified location.In one embodiment of the invention, the one end that connects the conduit of the perforate of giving vent to anger is connected with described perforate, the other end opening is arranged on designated area, for example with interatrial septum, instrument place from room, can only enter designated area along conduit from instrument internal effluent air, ensure that thus for example nucleic acid of biological substance in instrument can not pollute room, instrument place.In one embodiment of the invention, the one end that connects the conduit of the perforate of air inlet is connected with described perforate, the other end opening in interatrial septum, instrument place from room or the region of pollution-free gas is provided, thus, ensure that thus the gas that enters instrument internal or room, instrument place is not subject to the pollution of other biological substance.

In one aspect of the invention, the air flow source of wherein said air-flow generation system is fan.

In one aspect of the invention, wherein said fan is arranged in the perforate of side wall of outer shell, is configured to produce the air-flow of horizontal flow.Of the present invention aspect one of them, in two perforates of side wall of outer shell, fan is all set, one of them fan is supply fan, and the air-flow of generation is for entering instrument internal from instrument outside, another is extraction fan, and the air-flow of generation is for to enter instrument outside from instrument internal.In another embodiment of the present invention, can only have supply fan or extraction fan.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the air flow source that described air-flow produces system also can be for draught head produces system, for example, in the mechanism of the generation negative pressure of setting outside perforate of giving vent to anger.

In one aspect of the invention, at the arranged outside filter screen grid of supply fan.In one aspect of the invention, at the arranged outside filter screen grid of supply fan.Of the present invention, aspect one of them, the size of mesh of described filter screen grid is generally and is more than or equal to about 0.045mm.Of the present invention, aspect one of them, the filter screen order number of described filter screen grid is for being less than or equal to 325 orders.

In one aspect, of the present invention for extracting the instrument of biologically active substance, the speed that described air-flow produces the local air flow of the upper area generation of the opening of the container of system in sample preparation district is about 0.3-0.8 meter per second, preferred about 0.5-0.7 meter per second, most preferably from about 0.45-0.5 meter per second.

In one aspect, of the present invention for extracting the instrument of biologically active substance, described air-flow produces the aerosol with biological sample that local air flow that the upper area of the opening of the container of system in sample preparation district produces can prevent that sleeve pipe from contact generation with the liquid in container and floats to and in other container, cause pollution.

In one aspect of the invention, air-flow described in the instrument of the invention described above produces system and also has Controlling System, for the generation of controlling described local air flow whether with the speed of the air-flow producing.Preferably, when described Controlling System can and be left the container being placed in sample preparation district in sleeve pipe and/or needle rising, make local air flow generation system stop producing the air-flow of horizontal flow.

Of the present invention, aspect one of them, needle described in described instrument is permanent magnet material.

Of the present invention, aspect one of them, sleeve pipe described in described instrument is nonmagnetic substance.

Of the present invention, aspect one of them, wherein said biologically active substance is cell, protein or nucleic acid.

Of the present invention aspect one of them, described instrument is for extracting and the instrument of purification of nucleic acid.

The present invention also provides and has extracted and the method for purifying biological active substance with above-mentioned work system or above-mentioned instrument.Described biologically active substance can be cell, protein or nucleic acid, particularly nucleic acid.

In one aspect of the invention, extract with the method for purifying biological active substance and comprise the following steps with the above-mentioned work system for biologically active substance extraction apparatus or above-mentioned instrument: the work system described in providing or described instrument, the container for holding sample or reagent is placed in sample preparation district at work system loading panel, in described container, hold sample or reagent, thereby realize transfer magnetic bead or the biological substance in conjunction with magnetic bead by the sleeve pipe of biologically active substance extraction apparatus and/or the container that needle inserts and disengaging is placed in sample preparation district.Optional, thereby wherein also comprise that sleeve pipe and/or needle stir and mix the reagent in container and/or sample in the container internal vibration being placed in sample preparation district, with the step that sample and reagent are fully reacted.In method of the present invention, also can comprise the step of local air flow that produces system is placed on the opening of the container in sample preparation district upper area at opening upwards and produce horizontal flow by local air flow, sleeve pipe is moved horizontally from vessel port release with the aerosol that sample in container or reagent contacts generation.Of the present invention aspect one of them, in the time that sleeve pipe and/or needle raise and leave the container being placed in sample preparation district, above-mentioned local air flow generation system stops producing the air-flow of horizontal flow.

Brief description of the drawings

By reading the detailed description that non-limiting example is done of doing with reference to the following drawings, it is more obvious that other features, objects and advantages of the present invention will become:

Fig. 1 is the first direction internal structure stereographic map of instrument internal in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the second direction internal structure stereographic map of instrument internal in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is the stereographic map of instrument in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is the front section view of instrument in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is the vertical view cutaway drawing of instrument in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 6 a is the vertical view cutaway drawing of mechanism in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 6 b is the vertical view cutaway drawing of mechanism in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 6 c is the vertical view cutaway drawing of mechanism in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 7 a is the side sectional view of mechanism in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 7 b is the side sectional view of mechanism in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 8 is the stereographic map of mechanism in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numeral

1 base plate 50 supply fans

2 heat treated district 51 filter screen grid one

3 non-heat treated district 52 net filter bowls one

4 sleeve pipes 53 fan of giving vent to anger

5 casing support arm 54 filter screen grid two

6 casing support 55 net filter bowls two

7 needle 56 pore districts

8 needle support 60 movable workbench driving mechanisms

9 needle support end block 61 supports of table

10 optical axis 62 movable workbench axles

11 motor one 63 movable workbench mechanism motors

12 motor 2 64 heating tanks one

13 mechanism rack 65 heating tanks two

14 mechanism's platform 66 sample preparation districts

15 work system 67 loading panels

16 sleeve pipe travel mechanism 71 top boards

17 needles promote end block 72 backboards

18 telescopic lifter structure 73 side plates

19 vibrating mechanism 74 display screens

20 eccentric wheel drive-motor 75 panels

21 eccentric wheel 76 sample introduction windows

22 lever arm 731 outer panels

23 traversing carriage 732 interior plates

24 traversing carriage driving mechanisms

25 vibrating wheels 81 heat insulations

26 cover tube vibration push rod 82 fixed blocks

31 screw mandrel one 83 24 orifice plates

32 screw mandrel 2 84 96 orifice plates

33 needle lifting mechanism 85 centrifuge tube shelfs

34 needle supported arm 86 tetrad pipes

35 casing support end block 87 magnetic bead centrifuge tubes

36 sleeve pipe lifting end block 88 lysate centrifuge tubes

37 move fulcrum shaft 89 elutriant centrifuge tubes

48 needle travel mechanisms

Embodiment

For a better understanding and interpretation of the present invention, the present invention is described in further detail below with reference to accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 be adopt work system of the present invention for extracting the internal structure stereographic map of instrument of biologically active substance.

Described the preferred embodiments of the present invention instrument can be used for extracting and purification of nucleic acid.This instrument has base plate 1, needle 7 and needle travel mechanism 48, sleeve pipe 4 and sleeve pipe travel mechanism 16, for supporting the support 13 of described needle travel mechanism and sleeve pipe travel mechanism, and for generation of vibration, make sleeve pipe travel mechanism carry out the vibrating mechanism 19 of up-down vibration.

Sleeve pipe is the pipe with closed bottom and hollow tube chamber.Sleeve pipe can have for example elongated cylinder form.The material of sleeve pipe is normally nonmagnetic.The Choice and design of its material and thickness is for weakened field not or only affect a little magnetic field, but need to ensure can attract in the outer generation of sleeve pipe the magnetic field of magnetic bead or the biological sample with magnetic bead in the time that needle inserts.

Needle can vertically insert and depart from sleeve pipe.The bottom (inserting one end of sleeve pipe) of needle has magnetic.When needle inserts when contact or approach sleeve bottom, can produce magnetic field outward at sleeve pipe, thereby realize sleeve pipe to sleeve pipe absorption and the disengaging of the magnetic bead in solution or the biological sample with magnetic bead outward.In the present embodiment, the bottom of needle has permanent magnet, and band is magnetic thus.In other embodiment of the present invention, needle can produce magnetic (electromagnet) by electromagnetic action.

Described have the work system 15 that can move horizontally for extracting the instrument of biologically active substance.In other embodiment of the present invention, work system can be fixed, for example, be fixed on instrument base, now can realize needle and sleeve pipe moving relative to worktable by moving horizontally of needle and cannula system.

Fig. 3 be above-mentioned employing work system of the present invention for extracting the stereographic map of instrument of biologically active substance, wherein shown the instrument that comprises the mechanism on its shell and shell.

The shell that illustrates instrument of the present invention has top board 71, side plate 73, backboard 72 and panel 75.Shell is generally for example stainless steel of metallic substance or aluminium alloy is made.On the panel in the right on of instrument of the present invention, there is sample introduction window 76, for putting into and take out sample.Sample introduction window has the hatch door (not illustrating at accompanying drawing) made from transparent material.Hatch door can be easily upwards or left or right open and close.Shell can have viewing window, the situation of carrying out for operator's observation experiment.In diagram the preferred embodiments of the present invention, sample introduction window and viewing window are same parts.

The shell that illustrates instrument of the present invention has user interface, the display screen 74 being for example connected with control device.

Shell also can have the external apparatus interface being connected with peripheral equipment, various manipulation of switches, button or button etc. in addition.

Fig. 4 be above-mentioned employing work system of the present invention for extracting the front view of instrument of biologically active substance.Work system 15 has loading panel 67.The movement of the worktable that can move horizontally is controlled by the movable workbench driving mechanism 60 that is arranged at loading panel below, can move in the horizontal direction.Thereby make the container in sample preparation district can move to the below of sleeve pipe, sleeve pipe can vertically insert and depart from the container in sample preparation district, for example centrifuge tube, PCR plate and deep-well plates etc.Described drive mechanism system comprises the support of table 61, props up and is set up in loading surface plate below, for supporting loading panel.Shifting axle 62 is through support 61, drive lower bracket to move horizontally along shifting axle at movable workbench mechanism motor 63, thereby make loading panel can move to the position needing, make the pipe or the hole that are placed on the container on loading panel move to sleeve pipe below according to time variable control.

Fig. 5 is the cross sectional plan view of the instrument for bar magnet method extraction biologically active substance of above-mentioned employing work system of the present invention.Fig. 6 a-6c is the vertical view of worktable according to the preferred embodiment of the invention, wherein on loading panel, is provided with the container that holds sample or reagent.

As shown in the figure, work system 15 has loading panel 67, has Liang Ge sample preparation district 66 on it.Each sample preparation district 66 has two heating tanks that are fixed on loading panel 67 at its two ends, left and right: heating tank 1, heating tank 2 65.Sample preparation district is for being provided for holding the container of sample or reagent, as Eppendorf tube, centrifuge tube, PCR microwell plate, deep-well plates, micro-porous filtration plate, pipe support etc., described container can be standard container, the for example experimental ware of ANSI/SBS standard, also can non-standard container.

PCR microwell plate is a kind of culture plate that is applicable to paramagnetic particle method.The length of the housing of the plate of common PCR microwell plate is about 127.76mm ± 0.25mm, and wide is about 85.48mm ± 0.25mm.The height of the plate of common PCR microwell plate is about 14.35mm ± 0.76mm.For example, there are 96 hole Standard PC R microwell plates of the parameter that meets ANSI SBS1-42004 standard.

Deep-well plates is the another kind of culture plate that is applicable to paramagnetic particle method, has the hole darker than PCR microwell plate.The length of the housing of the plate of common deep-well plates is about 127.76mm ± 0.25mm, and wide is about 85.48mm ± 0.25mm.For example, there are 96 hole standard deep culture plates of the parameter that meets ANSI SBS1-42004 standard.The height of the plate of common deep-well plates is about 30-50mm, for example about 32mm and 43mm.

In illustrated the preferred embodiments of the present invention instrument, worktable has Liang Zu sample preparation district 66, corresponding two groups of needles and sleeve pipe.Each sample preparation district 66 of work system of the present invention has two heating work districts 2 that are fixed on loading panel 67 at its two ends, left and right, and middle non-heating work district 3 of Zhe Liangge heating work district.In one aspect of the invention, heating work district is heating tank.In illustrated the preferred embodiments of the present invention instrument, Mei Zu sample preparation district 66 comprises respectively the non-heating work district 3 in the middle of heating tank 1, heating tank 2 65 and this two heating tanks that are fixed on loading panel.

In one embodiment of the invention, non-heating work district 3 comprises the loading panel that is arranged in two heating tanks, for placing the container that holds sample or reagent, the standard deep plates such as for example 24 holes or 96 hole PCR microwell plates or deep-well plates, also can place non-standard orifice plate, or single, multiple or single centrifuge tube or centrifuge tube union, and can place plate of described centrifuge tube or centrifuge tube union etc.Non-heating work district 3 can have the locating device for holding the container of sample or reagent described in fixing.In one embodiment, can fixed block 82 be set in the front and back side in non-heating work district, be suitable for container the moving forward and backward on carrier table of holding sample or reagent described in limiting.Before and after fixed block distance with described in hold sample or reagent for example deep-well plates of container and length width identical.Fixed block can have spring on inner side.In another embodiment, in the front and back side in non-heating work district, elastic clip is set, utilizes elastic deformation on fore-and-aft direction, to compress culture plate, limit its moving forward and backward on carrier table.

In one embodiment of the invention, non-heating work district 3 has the container that holds sample or reagent for placing, the standard deep plates such as for example 24 holes or 96 hole PCR microwell plates or deep-well plates, or sketch plate, or single, multiple or single centrifuge tube or centrifuge tube union, and can place the plate of described single, multiple or single centrifuge tube or centrifuge tube union.

In other embodiment of the present invention, non-heating work district also can have perforation or groove, described in can being suitable for, quantity, position and the size of perforation or groove hold quantity, position and the size in the hole of the container of sample or reagent, make described container can insert described perforation or groove, reach the effect of fixing described container.

The 66Qi two ends, each sample preparation district of work system of the present invention are provided with two heating work districts 2 that are fixed on loading panel.Heating work district can be provided for holding the container of sample or reagent, as Eppendorf tube, centrifuge tube.Heating work district can heat described container.In illustrated work system of the present invention, heating work district is heating tank removably, is respectively heating tank 1 and heating tank 2 65.Heating tank can adopt the material preparation of heat conduction, the such as metal such as stainless steel, aluminium.Heating tank has rectangular parallelepiped cell body, on it, is provided with the multiple slotted eyes for laying sample hose in mode placed in the middle.The degree of depth of slotted eye and aperture and slotted eye corresponding for holding height and the aperture of container of sample or reagent that is suitable for being placed on heating tank.Height and aperture for the container that holds sample or reagent at the slotted eye of heating tank can be corresponding with the container of placing in non-heating work district.In one aspect of the invention, the aperture that is placed on the container of the slotted eye of heating tank has the aperture identical with the pipe of the container of placing in non-heating work district or hole.In one aspect of the invention, heating tank and be placed on the slotted eye of heating tank container be arranged so that described container insert slotted eye after its mouth of pipe same or similar with the height of the container of placing in non-heating work district apart from the height of loading panel upper surface, make the mouth of pipe height of container and the upper surface basic horizontal of the container of non-heating work district placement of the slotted eye that is placed on heating tank.

Heating tank is removably, can change the heating tank with different quantities slotted eye and different pore size according to different handling objects.For example, corresponding 24 holes and 96 hole PCR microwell plates or deep-well plates can adopt the heating tank with 6 or 12 slotted eyes.Heating tank can be by being for example located at the groove fit on heating tank projection and the loading panel of cell body bottom.Length, width and the degree of depth of the groove on loading panel can be fixed, can be fixed at thus length, width and the height of the projection of cell body bottom, and just change length and the width of cell body, just can obtain that can be used for same loading panel a series of have the slotted eye of different radii or quantity and the heating tank that is suitable for different application objects.

Arranging of heating tank can exceed loading panel surface, and for example heating tank cell body is positioned at loading panel surface, and heating tank projection projection embeds loading panel.Heating tank also can all embed loading panel, and for example heating tank upper surface is parallel with loading panel surface.

The cell body of heating tank can heat by various conventional modes.For example, can the metal heating tube through whole cell body along cell body length direction be set in lower part of cell body, make heating tube produce heat by electric heating effect, thereby make whole cell body temperature rise, so that the sample hose being placed in cell body is heated.In addition, for example can be by semiconductor temperature-control (or being called electronic temperature control) mode.The work running of semiconductor temperature-control is with galvanic current heating, decides realization heating on same cooling piece by changing the polarity of galvanic current.The temperature of cell body can be up to approximately 200 DEG C, and common temperature range is about 100-200 DEG C, is preferably about 120-180 DEG C.

Of the present invention aspect one of them, around heating tank, heat insulation can be set, can prevent operator's Contact Heating groove on the one hand and come to harm, can prevent that on the other hand heat is transmitted to non-heating work district, affect the temperature condition of the reaction in the container in non-heating work district, and prevent from causing being placed on the solution evaporation in the container in non-heating work district, also affect the reaction conditions in container.Solar heat protection piece can be made up of for example rubber of athermanous material or plastics.

In one aspect of the invention, the heat insulation of heating tank can be used for limiting the position of the container that holds sample or reagent that is placed on non-heating work district 3.For example, the rectangular parallelepiped that heat insulation is hollow, heating tank can embed the hollow space of heat insulation.The thickness of the frame of heat insulation can be arranged so that distance between the heat insulation of two heating tanks with for example, to the container that is placed on non-heating work district (standard deep plate or the sketch plate such as 24 holes or 96 hole PCR microwell plates or deep-well plates, or place the plate etc. of centrifuge tube or centrifuge tube union) width identical, limit thus moving left and right of described container.

One of them advantage of the present invention is, being arranged so that of the Liang Ge heating work district at He Qi two ends, non-heating work district separates with the sample of processing in non-heating work district effectively in heating work district.Effectively separate and refer to, the region that heating work district and non-heating work district hold pending sample or reagent on workplatform in a distance, to make the heat that heating work district produces can be to the sample generation effective influence of processing in non-heating zone.Of the present invention aspect one of them, the arranging of heating work district (for example heating tank) can make Liang Ge heating work district with approach most the non-heating work of being placed on of its district or the hole for holding sample or reagent that has, non-heating work district (be for example arranged on the hole of the most close heating zone of 24 holes of non-heating zone or 96 hole PCR microwell plates or deep-well plates, or be arranged in the centrifuge tube of non-heating zone or centrifuge tube union hole of the most close heating zone etc.) distance B be greater than about 5mm, be preferably greater than about 10mm, be most preferably greater than about 15mm.For example D is about 5-60mm, preferred about 10-40mm, most preferably from about 15-35mm.Wherein, term " for holding the hole of sample or reagent " refers to that the container for holding sample or reagent holds the hole of sample or reagent, and it can be the form of shrinkage pool, well or groove." effective influence " generally refers to that heat that the sample non-heating zone processed produces due to heating work district causes the temperature rise of impact reaction and/or volume change that sample evaporation causes etc.In the prior art, to same culture plate adjacent two (or two rows) sample wells heats respectively and heat treated not, can cause like this rising of temperature in the sample well that does not need heating, thereby cause the extraction effect change of biological sample bad.

In one aspect of the invention, for example, distance B 1 between two heating zone (heating tank) is greater than 90mm, is preferably greater than 105mm, is most preferably greater than 120mm.For example D1 is about 90-160mm, preferred about 105-150mm, most preferably from about 120-140mm.Preferably, described heating zone is heating tank, and the width between centers D2 of two heating tanks is greater than about 110mm, is preferably greater than about 115mm, is most preferably greater than about 120mm.For example D2 is about 110-200mm, preferred about 115-180mm, most preferably from about 120-160mm.

Another one advantage of the present invention is, owing to having adopted two heating zone in each sample preparation district, can extract biologically active substance particularly last step of nucleic acid (normally wash-out and dissolve nucleic acid step) easily sample is heated, greatly improve the effect of purifying.And, because He Fei heating zone, second heating zone separates, can be independent of at the container of second heating zone non-heating zone container take out, be convenient to further processing.For example, for example, in the time using instrument of the present invention and method to extract biologically active substance (nucleic acid), for example, at the container (centrifuge tube or Eppendorf tube) of second heating zone for example, for wash-out with dissolve described biologically active substance (nucleic acid).These containers (for example centrifuge tube or Eppendorf tube) can independently take out, and are convenient to automatization and move the further processing such as liquid.And in prior art, conventionally on same culture plate, carry out wash-out and dissolve described biologically active substance, the biologically active substance finally obtaining is not easy to further processing, and need to be from this culture plate manually sucking-off, or entire plate is operated.

In addition, in the method for extraction biological sample, the volume of liquid in containers that holds sample and reagent is huge on the impact of extraction effect, the setting in the Liang Ge heating work district at the He Qi two ends, non-heating work district of the invention described above, the particularly setting of second heating zone, avoid or greatly reduce the volatilization of the liquid in the container in Liao Fei heating work district, ensured accuracy and the effect of experiment.

In one aspect of the invention, work system of the present invention is applicable to 24 holes or 96 hole depth orifice plates or PCR microwell plate, for example, meet 96 hole on-gauge plates of the parameter of ANSISBS1-42004 standard.24 orifice plates are 4 × 6 types, have 6 holes of the every row of 4 row.24 orifice plate apertures can be about 18mm, and plate is rectangle, and the length of its housing is about 127.76mm ± 0.25mm, and wide is about 85.48mm ± 0.25mm.96 orifice plates are 8 × 12 types, have 12 holes of the every row of 8 row.96 orifice plate apertures can be about 9mm, and plate is rectangle, and the length of its housing is about 127.76mm ± 0.25mm, and wide is about 85.48mm ± 0.25mm.

Work system of the present invention makes bar magnet method extraction apparatus can be advantageously used in processing single or several samples, also can process the sample of large flux.

As shown in Fig. 6 a-6c, of the present invention aspect one of them, at two for example heating tanks 64 of heating work district 2(that are fixed on loading panel described in a sample preparation district 66, 65) be arranged so that between described Liang Ge heating work district can 24 holes of horizontal positioned or 96 hole PCR microwell plate or deep-well plates, or place the plate (it has length and the width identical with 24 holes or 96 hole PCR microwell plates or deep-well plates) of centrifuge tube or centrifuge tube connection, the long limit (i.e. the orientations in the orientation in 6 holes of every row of 24 orifice plates or 12 holes of every row of 96 orifice plates) of wherein said PCR microwell plate or deep-well plates or plate is for example, with heating work district (heating tank) parallel.Preferably, described PCR microwell plate or deep-well plates are arranged between Liang Ge heating work district between two parties.Preferably, described PCR microwell plate or deep-well plates are standard deep plate, for example, meet 96 hole on-gauge plates of the parameter of ANSISBS12004 and ANSISBS22004 standard, and the length of its housing is 127.76mm ± 0.25mm, and wide is 85.48mm ± 0.25mm.For the region that meets He Fei heating zone, heating work district processing sample on workplatform in a distance, to make the heat that heating work district processing sample produces can not produce effective influence to the sample of processing in non-heating zone, wherein two heating zone (for example heating tank) for example, are greater than 5mm with the distance B in the hole for placing container (being arranged on the hole of close heating tank of 24 holes of non-heating zone or 96 hole PCR microwell plates or deep-well plates) of the non-heating zone that approaches it most, be preferably greater than 10mm, be most preferably greater than 15mm.For example D is about 5-60mm, preferred about 10-40mm, most preferably from about 15-35mm.In an embodiment of the invention, two heating work districts that are fixed on loading panel are heating tank, and the distance B 1 of two heating tanks is greater than 90mm, is preferably greater than 105mm, is most preferably greater than 120mm.For example D1 is about 90-160mm, preferred about 105-150mm, most preferably from about 120-140mm.The distance B 2 at the center of two heating tanks is greater than 110mm, is preferably greater than 120mm, is most preferably greater than 130mm.For example D2 is about 110-200mm, preferred about 115-180mm, most preferably from about 120-160mm.In another preferred implementation of the present invention, at heating tank, heat insulation is set outward, the rectangular parallelepiped that heat insulation is hollow, heating tank can embed the hollow space of heat insulation.The thickness of the frame of heat insulation can be arranged so that two distances between heat insulation and be placed on 24 holes in non-heating work district or the width of 96 hole PCR microwell plates or deep-well plates is identical.In another preferred implementation of the present invention, the frame of described PCR microwell plate or deep-well plates or plate and its for example, distance B 3 at a distance of nearer heating work district (heating tank) are about 5-20mm, are preferably greater than about 5mm, most preferably are and are greater than about 10mm.

Extract by bar magnet method in the instrument and method of nucleic acid at wherein a kind of instrument of the present invention or work system of utilizing of the present invention, it is for the treatment of the sample of large flux.

As shown in Figure 6 a, of the present invention, aspect one of them, in aforementioned work system of the present invention, loading panel has Liang Ge sample preparation district 66, the two ends, left and right in each sample preparation district are fixed with the about 120-140mmm of distance B 1 of 64 and 65, two heating tanks of two heating tanks.The about 130-150mm of distance B 2 at the center of two heating tanks.Each heating tank has 6 slotted eyes, in the middle of described two heating tanks, is horizontally disposed with between two parties 24 hole depth orifice plates 83.The long limit (i.e. the orientation in 6 holes of every row of 24 hole depth orifice plates) of wherein said deep-well plates is parallel with heating tank, 6 slotted eyes of each heating tank respectively with 6 horizontally-arrangeds (being the row in 4 holes of every row) of 24 hole standard deep plates point-blank.Deep-well plates can be arranged between two heating tanks between two parties.Heating tank has heat insulation 81 outward, the rectangular parallelepiped that heat insulation is hollow, and heating tank embeds the hollow space of heat insulation.The distance that the thickness of the frame of heat insulation is set between long limit and the heating tank of 24 hole depth orifice plates equates, the distance B 2 between the heat insulation of two heating tanks is identical with the width of described 24 hole depth orifice plates.The fixed block 82 that the both sides up and down of 24 hole depth orifice plates are arranged on loading panel limits.Slotted eye at heating tank can be placed centrifuge tube, and described centrifuge tube can be cylindrical.Described centrifuge tube aperture can be same or similar with the aperture in described standard 24 holes.Originally the work system of stating invention before employing extracts in the method for nucleic acid by bar magnet method, can hold lysate at the centrifuge tube of heating tank one; In 3 vertical setting of types (being the row in 6 holes of every row) of 24 hole depth orifice plates, can hold successively washings I, cleaning solution II and cleaning solution II I; Optional, can also in of a 24 hole depth orifice plates vertical setting of types, hold magnetic bead or in conjunction with liquid or nucleic acid settling agent; And hold elutriant at the centrifuge tube of heating tank two.The temperature of the reagent of heating tank one can be made as about 50-60 DEG C, and the temperature of the reagent of heating tank two can be made as about 50-60 DEG C.Corresponding, each assembling 6 cover bar magnet and sleeve pipes on the bar magnet of biologically active substance extraction apparatus of the work system of employing the invention described above and two supported arms of cannula system.In aforesaid method, can first sample be added to the centrifuge tube (holding the centrifuge tube of lysate) of heating tank one.Under time variable control, bar magnet and/or sleeve pipe insert successively and leave in the container that holds lysate, washings I, cleaning solution II, cleaning solution II I and elutriant, complete the extraction of for example nucleic acid of biologically active substance.Can also comprise in bar magnet and/or sleeve pipe insertion with before leaving the container that holds lysate the step of inserting and leaving the container that holds magnetic bead.Can also comprise and insert and leave the step of holding in conjunction with the container of liquid in bar magnet and/or sleeve pipe insertion with before leaving the container that holds washings I.

In one aspect of the invention, the above-mentioned hole that holds reagent can seal, i.e. aforementioned agents is held in sealing.Preferably, aforementioned 24 hole depth orifice plates are the 24 hole standard deep culture plates that meet the parameter of ANSISBS standard, and the length of its housing is 127.76mm ± 0.25mm, and wide is 85.48mm ± 0.25mm, and aperture is about 18mm.In one aspect of the invention, the slotted eye of described heating tank is suitable for inserting the centrifuge tube that aperture is about 18mm.In one aspect of the invention, described centrifuge tube and heating tank to be arranged so that centrifuge tube inserts after slotted eye its mouth of pipe same or similar apart from the height of loading panel upper surface and the height of described deep-well plates, make the mouth of pipe height of centrifuge tube and the upper surface basic horizontal of deep-well plates.

As shown in Figure 6 b, of the present invention, aspect one of them, in aforementioned work system of the present invention, loading panel has Liang Ge sample preparation district 66, the two ends, left and right in each sample preparation district are fixed with the about 120-140mmm of distance B 1 of 64 and 65, two heating tanks of two heating tanks.The about 130-150mm of distance B 2 at the center of two heating tanks.Each heating tank has 12 slotted eyes, in the middle of described two heating tanks, is horizontally disposed with between two parties 96 hole depth orifice plates 84.The long limit (i.e. the orientation in 12 holes of every row of 96 hole depth orifice plates) of wherein said deep-well plates is parallel with heating tank, 12 slotted eyes of each heating tank respectively with 12 horizontally-arrangeds (being the row in 8 holes of every row) of 96 hole depth orifice plates point-blank.Deep-well plates can be arranged between two heating tanks between two parties.Heating tank has heat insulation 81 outward, the rectangular parallelepiped that heat insulation is hollow, and heating tank embeds the hollow space of heat insulation.The distance that the thickness of the frame of heat insulation is set between long limit and the heating tank of 96 hole depth orifice plates equates, the distance between the heat insulation of two heating tanks is identical with the width of described 96 hole depth orifice plates.The fixed block 82 that the both sides up and down of 96 hole depth orifice plates are arranged on loading panel limits.Slotted eye at heating tank can be placed centrifuge tube, and described centrifuge tube is cylindrical.Aperture can be same or similar with the aperture in described standard 96 holes.Originally the work system of stating invention before employing extracts in the method for nucleic acid by bar magnet method, can hold lysate at the centrifuge tube of heating tank one; In 3 vertical setting of types (being the row in 12 holes of every row) of 96 hole depth orifice plates, can hold successively washings I, cleaning solution II and cleaning solution II I; Optional, can also in the vertical setting of types of 96 hole depth orifice plates, hold magnetic bead and/or in conjunction with liquid and/or nucleic acid settling agent; And hold elutriant at the centrifuge tube of heating tank two.The temperature of the reagent of heating tank one can be made as about 50-60 DEG C, and the temperature of the reagent of heating tank two can be made as about 50-60 DEG C.Corresponding, each assembling 12 cover bar magnet and sleeve pipes on the bar magnet of biologically active substance extraction apparatus of the work system of employing the invention described above and two supported arms of cannula system.In aforesaid method, can first sample be added to the centrifuge tube (holding the centrifuge tube of lysate) of heating tank one.Under time variable control, bar magnet and sleeve pipe insert successively and leave in the container that holds lysate, washings I, cleaning solution II, cleaning solution II I and elutriant, complete the extraction of for example nucleic acid of biologically active substance.Can also comprise in bar magnet and/or sleeve pipe insertion with before leaving the container that holds lysate the step of inserting and leaving the container that holds magnetic bead.Can also comprise and insert and leave the step of holding in conjunction with the container of liquid in bar magnet and/or sleeve pipe insertion with before leaving the container that holds washings I.Can also comprise in bar magnet and/or sleeve pipe insertion with before leaving the container that holds washings I the step of inserting and leaving the container that holds nucleic acid settling agent.

In one aspect of the invention, the above-mentioned hole that holds reagent can seal, i.e. aforementioned agents is held in sealing.Preferably, aforementioned 96 hole depth orifice plates are the 96 hole standard deep culture plates that meet the parameter of ANSISBS standard, and the length of its housing is 127.76mm ± 0.25mm, and wide is 85.48mm ± 0.25mm, and aperture is about 9mm.In one aspect of the invention, the slotted eye of described heating tank is suitable for inserting the centrifuge tube that aperture is about 9mm.In one aspect of the invention, described centrifuge tube and heating tank to be arranged so that centrifuge tube inserts after slotted eye its mouth of pipe same or similar apart from the height of loading panel upper surface and the height of described deep-well plates, make the mouth of pipe height of centrifuge tube and the upper surface basic horizontal of deep-well plates.

The equipment of the invention described above and method also can be for the treatment of single or several samples.

Wherein a kind of utilization in the method for work system of the present invention by bar magnet method extraction nucleic acid of the present invention, its work embodiment is for the treatment of single or a few sample (be generally and be less than 6).

As shown in Fig. 6 c, aspect one of them, adopt work system of the present invention and method to process 1 to 5 sample of the present invention.Corresponding, in aforementioned work system of the present invention, loading panel has Liang Ge sample preparation district, and the two ends in each sample preparation district are fixed with the about 120-140mmm of distance B 1 of 64 and 65, two heating tanks of two heating tanks.The about 130-150mm of distance B 2 at the center of two heating tanks.Each heating tank has 5 slotted eyes.One to five tetrad pipe 86 is set between described two heating tanks, on described tetrad pipe, has 4 centrifuge tubes.4 centrifuge tubes of each tetrad pipe and the corresponding slotted eye of two heating tanks are point-blank.Described tetrad pipe can be fixed on the centrifuge tube shelf 85 that is placed on loading panel.Described centrifuge tube shelf 85 can be to be had for the groove of described one or more tetrad pipes insertions or the flat board in hole.Preferably, described centrifuge tube shelf has length and the width same with the 96 hole standard deep culture plates of parameter that meet ANSISBS12004 and ANSISBS22004 standard, and long is 127.76mm ± 0.25mm, and wide is 85.48mm ± 0.25mm.Thus, also can be used for fixing described centrifuge tube shelf at the fixed block 82 that is applicable to fixing described standard deep culture plate of the front and back in non-heating work district side setting.Described tetrad pipe also can be fixed in the groove or hole of loading panel.Heating tank two is outer can have heat insulation, the rectangular parallelepiped that heat insulation is hollow, and heating tank embeds the hollow space of heat insulation.The thickness of the frame of heat insulation can be set to equate with the distance of placing between centrifuge tube shelf and the heating tank of described tetrad pipe.Slotted eye at heating tank can be placed centrifuge tube, and described centrifuge tube is cylindrical, and aperture can be similar to the aperture of described tetrad pipe.In addition, between each slotted eye of heating tank one and corresponding tetrad pipe, a magnetic bead centrifuge tube 87 also can be set, it can be used for encapsulating magnetic bead.Magnetic bead centrifuge tube can take out easily, to shake before starting and/or be centrifugal in the step of biologically active substance in advance, reaches the object that fully mixes magnetic bead before reaction.Described magnetic bead centrifuge tube can be fixed on the aforementioned centrifuge tube shelf for fixing tetrad pipe, also can be fixed in the groove or hole of loading panel.

Originally the work system of stating invention before employing extracts in the method for nucleic acid by bar magnet method, can hold lysate at the centrifuge tube of heating tank one; 3 Kong Zhongke at tetrad pipe hold washings I, cleaning solution II and cleaning solution II I successively; Optional, can also in of a tetrad pipe hole, hold in conjunction with liquid and/or nucleic acid settling agent; And hold elutriant at the centrifuge tube of heating tank two.Optional, can also in described magnetic bead centrifuge tube, hold magnetic bead.The temperature of the reagent of heating tank one can be made as about 50-60 DEG C, and the temperature of the reagent of heating tank two can be made as about 50-60 DEG C.Corresponding, each assembling 1 to 5 cover bar magnet and sleeve pipe on the bar magnet of biologically active substance extraction apparatus of the work system of employing the invention described above and two supported arms of cannula system.In aforesaid method, can first sample be added to the centrifuge tube (holding the centrifuge tube of lysate) of heating tank one.Under time variable control, bar magnet and sleeve pipe insert successively and leave in the container that holds lysate, washings I, cleaning solution II, cleaning solution II I and elutriant, complete the extraction of for example nucleic acid of biologically active substance.Can also comprise in bar magnet and/or sleeve pipe insertion with before leaving the container that holds lysate the step of inserting and leaving magnetic bead centrifuge tube.Can also comprise step centrifugal magnetic bead centrifuge tube in bar magnet and/or sleeve pipe insertion with before leaving magnetic bead centrifuge tube.Can also comprise and insert and leave the step of holding in conjunction with the container of liquid in bar magnet and/or sleeve pipe insertion with before leaving the container that holds washings I.Can also comprise in bar magnet and/or sleeve pipe insertion with before leaving the container that holds washings I the step of inserting and leaving the container that holds nucleic acid settling agent.The temperature of the reagent of heating tank one can be made as about 50-60 DEG C, and the temperature of the reagent of heating tank two can be made as about 50-60 DEG C.

In one aspect of the invention, the above-mentioned hole that holds reagent can seal, i.e. aforementioned agents is held in sealing.

Of the present invention aspect one of them, described tetrad pipe and the fixing centrifuge tube shelf of described tetrad pipe or the groove of loading panel or hole be arranged so that the tetrad pipe mouth of pipe is same or similar apart from the height of loading panel upper surface and the height of aforesaid standards deep-well plates, the upper surface basic horizontal while making the mouth of pipe height of centrifuge tube of tetrad pipe and standard deep plate level be placed in loading panel.Of the present invention aspect another, between each slotted eye of heating tank one and corresponding tetrad pipe, a magnetic bead centrifuge tube is also set, the aperture of described magnetic bead centrifuge tube and tetrad pipe same or similar.Preferably, described magnetic bead centrifuge tube and the fixing centrifuge tube shelf of described magnetic bead centrifuge tube or the groove of loading panel or hole be arranged so that the magnetic bead centrifuge tube mouth of pipe is same or similar apart from the height of loading panel upper surface and the height of aforesaid standards deep-well plates, the upper surface basic horizontal while making the mouth of pipe height of magnetic bead centrifuge tube and standard deep plate level be placed in loading panel.

Aspect one of them, in aforementioned work system of the present invention, at the slotted eye of heating tank one, lysate centrifuge tube 88 is set of the present invention.At the slotted eye of heating tank two, elutriant centrifuge tube 89 is set.Between each slotted eye of heating tank one and corresponding tetrad pipe, a magnetic bead centrifuge tube 87 also can be set, it can be used for encapsulating magnetic bead.Magnetic bead centrifuge tube can take out easily, to shake before starting and/or be centrifugal in the step of biologically active substance in advance, reaches the object that fully mixes magnetic bead before reaction.

Originally the work system of stating invention before employing extracts in the method for nucleic acid by bar magnet method, can hold lysate at the lysate centrifuge tube of heating tank one; 3 Kong Zhongke at tetrad pipe hold washings I, cleaning solution II and cleaning solution II I successively; Optional, can also in of a tetrad pipe hole, hold in conjunction with liquid and/or nucleic acid settling agent; And hold elutriant at the wash-out centrifuge tube of heating tank two.Optional, can also in described magnetic bead centrifuge tube, hold magnetic bead.The temperature of the reagent of heating tank one can be made as about 50-60 DEG C, and the temperature of the reagent of heating tank two can be made as about 50-60 DEG C.

Corresponding, each assembling 1 to 5 cover bar magnet and sleeve pipe on the bar magnet of biologically active substance extraction apparatus of the work system of employing the invention described above and two supported arms of cannula system.In aforesaid method, can first sample be added to the lysate centrifuge tube of heating tank one.Under time variable control, bar magnet and sleeve pipe insert successively and leave in the container that holds lysate, washings I, cleaning solution II, cleaning solution II I and elutriant, complete the extraction of for example nucleic acid of biologically active substance.Can also comprise in bar magnet and/or sleeve pipe insertion with before leaving the container that holds lysate the step of inserting and leaving magnetic bead centrifuge tube.Can also comprise step centrifugal magnetic bead centrifuge tube in bar magnet and/or sleeve pipe insertion with before leaving magnetic bead centrifuge tube.Can also comprise and insert and leave the step of holding in conjunction with the container of liquid in bar magnet and/or sleeve pipe insertion with before leaving the container that holds washings I.Can also comprise in bar magnet and/or sleeve pipe insertion with before leaving the container that holds washings I the step of inserting and leaving the container that holds nucleic acid settling agent.

The design of work system of the present invention further improves the automatization of instrument for extracting nucleic acid, and can be suitable for various type culture plates simultaneously, and simultaneously can be for the needs of indivedual or large flux nucleic acid extraction.

Instrument of the present invention also can have local air flow and produce system.Produce local air flow by employing and improve the microenvironment of bar magnet method extraction biologically active substance, thereby effectively reduce the pollution that aerosol causes in the time that bar magnet method is extracted.Adopting in the biologically active substance extraction apparatus of bar magnet method, sleeve pipe contacts with the liquid holding in the container of sample or reagent, has an opportunity to generate aerosol.In the present invention, described microenvironment preferred disposition is the local air flow that is upwards placed on the upper area generation horizontal flow of the opening of the container in sample preparation district at biologically active substance extraction apparatus split shed, the aerosol that makes sleeve pipe contact generation with the liquid in container moves horizontally from vessel port discharges, thereby prevents from floating in other container and causing polluting with the aerosol of biological sample.Method of the present invention and instrument are specially adapted to extract nucleic acid.

As shown in Figures 3 and 4, two side plates of tool housing of the present invention have the perforate of horizontal symmetrical, form the gas channel of air-flow generation system.The height of perforate setting makes can be placed on by opening upwards by the air-flow of the horizontal flow of these two perforates the upper area of the opening of the container in sample preparation district.Can be according to the container adopting and described container modes of emplacement in sample preparation district determine the height of perforate.It is identical with the top that is placed on the container in sample preparation district or a little less than described top that the height of perforate can be set to aperture bottom.For the various containers of compatibility, it is identical or a little less than described top that the height of perforate can be set to the top of the container that aperture bottom is minimum with being placed on height in sample preparation district.In one aspect of the invention, the bottom of perforate is than the high about 0-50mm of the upper surface of loading panel, preferably 3-15mm, most preferably from about 5-10mm.

In one aspect of the invention, the non-heating work district on loading panel is used for arranging PCR microwell plate, and described PCR microwell plate can lie on loading panel, and it is highly generally about 10-20mm, preferred about 13-16mm.In an invention of the present invention, the non-heating work district on loading panel is used for arranging deep-well plates, and described deep-well plates can lie on loading panel, and it is highly generally about 30-50mm, preferably 38-45mm, most preferably from about 40-43mm.In addition, the heating work district on loading panel is heating tank, and the container of placing in heating tank is centrifuge tube or Eppendorf tube, is placed in the slotted eye of heating tank.Described centrifuge tube and heating tank to be arranged so that centrifuge tube inserts after slotted eye its mouth of pipe same or similar apart from the height of loading panel upper surface and the height of described PCR microwell plate or deep-well plates, make the mouth of pipe height of centrifuge tube and the upper surface basic horizontal of described PCR microwell plate or deep-well plates.For example, in embodiment of the present invention as shown in the figure, heating tank is than the about 10mm of loading surface plate hight, if the container of non-heating zone is PCR microwell plate, be placed on the centrifuge tube top of heating tank than the high about 1-10mm in heating tank top, preferred about 3-6mm, most preferably is 4.35mm ± 0.76mm.If the container of non-heating zone is plate hight is the deep-well plates of 30-50mm, be placed on the centrifuge tube top of heating tank than the high about 20-40mm in heating tank top.For the various containers of compatibility, it is identical or a little less than described top that the height of perforate can be set to the top of the container that aperture bottom is minimum with being placed on height in sample preparation district.The bottom that thus, perforate can be set is than the high about 0-15mm of the upper surface of loading panel, preferably 3-15mm, most preferably from about 5-10mm.

Perforate can be pore district 56.Pore district 56 can be rectangle.The length (being the horizontal length in pore district) in rectangle pore district adapts with the container being placed in sample preparation district.In wherein a kind of embodiment of the present invention, it is identical or close with the length of supported arm that the length in rectangle pore district is set to.In wherein a kind of embodiment of the present invention, the length in rectangle pore district is set to for example, equate or be greater than described long limit with the long limit of 24 orifice plates or 96 orifice plates (meeting 96 hole on-gauge plates of the parameter of ANSISBS12004 and ANSISBS22004 standard), preferably, the length in described rectangle pore district is greater than about 127.76mm, be for example about 127-140mm, be preferably about 128-135mm.The width (being the vertical length in described pore district) in rectangle pore district is suitable for forming the local air flow of horizontal flow, and can take into account the height that is placed on the container in sample preparation district of various height.In wherein a kind of embodiment of the present invention, the width in rectangle pore district is set to about 30-80mm, is preferably about 40-70mm, most preferably is about 50-65mm.The height of the distance from bottom loading panel upper surface in rectangle pore district is identical with the top that is placed on the container in sample preparation district or a little less than described top.For example, the bottom of aperture area is set than the about 5-15mm of loading surface plate hight, preferably 5-10mm.

In wherein a kind of embodiment of the present invention, side plate 73 comprises outer panel 731 and interior plate 732.

Can offer round hole at outer panel, be suitable for provided with fan.

The perforate of interior plate is rectangle pore district 56.The length (being the horizontal length in pore district) in rectangle pore district adapts with the container being placed in sample preparation district.In wherein a kind of embodiment of the present invention, the length in rectangle pore district is set to for example, equate or be greater than described long limit with the long limit of 24 orifice plates or 96 orifice plates (meeting 96 hole on-gauge plates of the parameter of ANSISBS12004 and ANSISBS22004 standard), be for example about 127-140mm, be preferably about 128-135mm.The width in rectangle pore district is set to 40-70mm, most preferably is about 50-65mm.The height of the distance from bottom loading panel upper surface in rectangle pore district is identical with the top that is placed on the container in sample preparation district or a little less than described top.In embodiment of the present invention as shown in the figure, the bottom of perforate is set than the high about 0-15mm of the upper surface of loading panel, preferably 3-10mm, most preferably 5-10mm.

In another embodiment of the invention, at the arranged outside conduit (not shown on figure) of tool housing side plate perforate.One end of described conduit is connected with the outer fringe seal of the perforate on outer panel, and the other end is connected with specified location.In one embodiment of the invention, the one end that connects the conduit of the perforate of giving vent to anger is connected with described perforate, the other end opening is arranged on designated area, for example with interatrial septum, instrument place from room, can only enter designated area along conduit from instrument internal effluent air, ensure that thus for example nucleic acid of biological substance in instrument can not pollute room, instrument place.In one embodiment of the invention, the one end that connects the conduit of the perforate of air inlet is connected with described perforate, the other end opening in interatrial septum, instrument place from room or the region of pollution-free gas is provided, thus, ensure that thus the gas that enters instrument internal or room, instrument place is not subject to the pollution of other biological substance.

Illustrate in two perforates of shell outer panel of instrument of the present invention fan is all set.Fan is placed in the perforate of outer panel.One of them fan is supply fan 50, is placed in the perforate of outer panel 731, and interior plate arranges pore 56.The air-flow that supply fan 50 produces is for to enter instrument internal from instrument outside.Another fan is extraction fan 53, and the air-flow of generation is for to enter instrument outside from instrument internal.Fan is set to produce the air-flow of horizontal flow.

In another embodiment of the present invention, can only have supply fan or extraction fan.

The air flow source that the air-flow of instrument of the present invention produces system also can be for draught head produces system, for example, in the mechanism of the generation negative pressure of setting outside perforate of giving vent to anger.

Illustrate in instrument of the present invention, at the arranged outside filter screen grid 1 of supply fan 50, filter screen grid one 51 arranged outside net filter bowls 1.In addition, at the arranged outside filter screen grid 2 54 of the fan 53 of giving vent to anger, filter screen grid 2 54 arranged outside net filter bowls 2 55.The filter screen grid that the present invention adopts can be biochemical filtering net, filter cotton, biochemistry felt, plastic filtering net etc.The size of mesh of the filter screen grid that the present invention adopts is generally and is more than or equal to 0.045mm.The filter screen order number of described filter screen grid is for being less than or equal to 325 orders.Filter screen order is counted General Definition and is referred in the area of 1 inch * 1 inch, there are how many mesh count, i.e. the mesh count of screen cloth, and material can be defined as how many order numbers by this mesh.As 200 orders, be exactly that this material can be by there being the screen cloth of 200 mesh in 1 inch * 1 inch.Filter screen grid one can prevent that outside air filtered from entering instrument, and the gas of avoiding entering instrument internal or room, instrument place is subject to the pollution of dust and/or other biological substance.Filter screen grid two can prevent that in instrument, air filtered is overflowed instrument, also can prevent the gas in room, instrument place to pollute.

The level that in the present invention, air-flow generation system produces is about 0.3-0.8 meter per second by the speed of the local air flow of the upper area of the opening of sample preparation district upper container, preferred about 0.4-0.7 meter per second, most preferably from about 0.45-0.5 meter per second.

Adopting in the biologically active substance extraction apparatus of bar magnet method, sleeve pipe contacts with the liquid holding in the container of sample or reagent, the aerosol of generation with biological sample of having an opportunity.Described local air flow contributes to prevent that sleeve pipe from contacting the aerosol producing and after overflow container, floating in other container and cause polluting with sample in the container being placed in sample preparation district or reagent (being generally liquid).

Using instrument of the present invention to extract biologically active substance, for example, while extracting nucleic acid, comprise that thereby sleeve pipe and/or needle stir and mix the reagent in container and/or sample in the container internal vibration being placed in sample preparation district, with the step that sample and reagent are fully reacted.In one aspect of the invention, at sleeve pipe and/or needle during in container internal vibration, produce system is placed on the opening of the container in sample preparation district upper area at opening upwards and produce the local air flow of horizontal flow by above-mentioned local air flow.Use instrument of the present invention to extract biologically active substance, for example, while extracting nucleic acid, comprising that sleeve pipe and/or needle raise and leave the container being placed in sample preparation district, shifting magnetic bead or the step in conjunction with the biological substance of magnetic bead thereby realize.In one aspect of the invention, in the time that sleeve pipe and/or needle raise and leave the container being placed in sample preparation district, above-mentioned local air flow generation system stops producing the air-flow of horizontal flow.

In the present invention, described air-flow produces system and also has Controlling System, for the generation of controlling described local air flow whether with the speed of the air-flow producing.At an aspect of this aspect, when described Controlling System can and be left the container being placed in sample preparation district in sleeve pipe and/or needle rising, make local air flow generation system stop producing the air-flow of horizontal flow.At another aspect of this aspect, described Controlling System can be controlled air flow source, for example fan, the speed of the air-flow of generation.

As shown in the figure, described have needle 7 and needle travel mechanism 48 for extracting the instrument of biologically active substance.Needle travel mechanism 48 comprises needle support 8 and needle lifting mechanism 33.

Needle support 8 comprises needle support end block 9 and needle supported arm 34.Needle is removably fixed on needle supported arm.Diagram the preferred embodiments of the present invention for extracting the instrument of biologically active substance, needle support has two needle supported arms that be arranged in parallel.Needle support also can only have a needle supported arm, can be also to exceed two.The quantity of the fixable needle of each needle supported arm can be adjusted as required, and common every group is 1-12 root needle, and common is 4,6 or 12 needles.At another embodiment, needle supported arm can be fixed needle group, and each needle group has many row's needles, 24 needles (spread pattern is 4 × 6) of for example corresponding culture plate, 96 needles (spread pattern is 8 × 12) etc.In the present embodiment, the bottom of needle has permanent magnet, and band is magnetic thus.In other embodiment of the present invention, needle also can produce magnetic by electromagnetic action.

Needle lifting mechanism comprises that needle promotes end block 17, motor 12, and leading screw 2 32 and nut transmission pair, motor drives promotion end block 17 to move upward by leading screw and nut transmission pair.Needle promotes end block 17 and is arranged on needle support end block 9 belows.Needle promotes end block and can contact with needle support end block.When motor drives when promoting end block and moving upward by leading screw and nut transmission pair, needle promotes end block and contacts with needle support end block, and promotes needle support end block and move upward, thereby promotion needle support moves upward.

Described also have sleeve pipe 4 and sleeve pipe travel mechanism 16 for extracting the instrument of biologically active substance.Sleeve pipe travel mechanism comprises casing support 6 and telescopic lifter structure 18.Casing support comprises casing support end block 35 and casing support arm 5.Diagram the preferred embodiments of the present invention for extracting the instrument of biologically active substance, casing support has two casing support arms that be arranged in parallel.Casing support also can only have a casing support arm, can be also to exceed two.Sleeve pipe is removably fixed on casing support arm.The quantity of the fixable sleeve pipe of each casing support arm can be adjusted as required.The quantity of sleeve pipe can be adjusted as required, and common every group is 1-12 root sleeve pipe.Common is 4,6 or 12 sleeve pipes.At another embodiment, casing support arm can fixed sleeving group, and each sleeve pipe group has many bar casing tubes, 24 sleeve pipes (spread pattern is 4 × 6) of for example corresponding culture plate, 96 sleeve pipes (spread pattern is 8 × 12) etc.

Telescopic lifter structure comprises sleeve pipe lifting end block 36, motor 11, leading screw 1 and nut transmission pair.Motor drives sleeve pipe lifting end block to move up or down by leading screw and nut transmission pair.Sleeve pipe lifting end block is arranged on casing support end block below.Sleeve pipe lifting end block can with the contacting of casing support end block.In the time that motor drives sleeve pipe lifting end block to move upward by leading screw and nut transmission pair, sleeve pipe lifting end block can contact with casing support end block, and pushing set tube support end block moves upward, thereby pushing set tube support moves upward.In the time that motor drives sleeve pipe lifting end block to move downward by leading screw and nut transmission pair, casing support end block is synchronizeed and is moved downward with sleeve pipe lifting end block according to action of gravity, thereby drives casing support to move downward.

Sleeve pipe lifting end block 36 is separable with casing support end block 35, realizes thus the vibration of sleeve pipe and moves up and down and can be manipulated by different institutions independently.

Sleeve pipe lifting end block is arranged at casing support end block 35 belows.In the time that motor drives sleeve pipe lifting end block to move upward by leading screw and nut transmission pair, pushing set tube support moves upward.In the time that motor drives sleeve pipe lifting end block to move downward by leading screw and nut transmission pair, casing support end block is synchronizeed and is moved downward with sleeve pipe lifting end block according to action of gravity, thereby drives casing support to move downward.

Diagram the preferred embodiments of the present invention for extracting the instrument of biologically active substance, casing support end block below arranges cover tube vibration push rod 26, it is connected with vibrating mechanism, conduction vibration.

Diagram the preferred embodiments of the present invention for extracting the instrument of biologically active substance, sleeve pipe lifting end block is arranged on casing support end block below, the length of its upper surface is identical with the lower surface of casing support end block with width, can sleeve pipe lifting end block be risen and be supported and pushing effect.In the middle of sleeve pipe lifting end block, there is cavity.Cover tube vibration push rod is also arranged on casing support end block below, and its upper surface length is less than the lower surface of casing support end block with width.In the middle of sleeve pipe lifting end block, have cavity, can allow cover tube vibration push rod pass, the upper end of cover tube vibration push rod contacts with casing support end block, and lower end contacts with the vibrating mechanism that is arranged on sleeve pipe travel mechanism below.

In one aspect of the invention, needle promotion end block 17 is separable with needle support end block 9.Needle promotes a side contacts of end block and needle support end block.In the time that motor drives promotion end block to move upward by leading screw and nut transmission pair, promote needle support by needle support end block and move upward.Can make like this needle upwards from sleeve pipe, depart from.Moving downward of needle support is according to action of gravity.The needle of instrument of the present invention promotes end block and needle support is separable, and this design can realize the abundant close contact of needle termination and sleeve bottom, has simplified the requirement to automatically controlled part, prevents that needle from impacting the phenomenon generation of sleeve bottom.

Fig. 7 a illustrates the working order of described instrument in the time that needle inserts sleeve pipe.Needle 4 inserts sleeve pipe, and its bottom contacts with the bottom of sleeve pipe.Now needle promotion end block 17 separates with needle support end block 9, and needle support 8 is supported and together moved with casing support by casing support 6.Another kind of embodiment is that needle 4 inserts sleeve pipe, arrives the position of the predetermined bottom that approaches sleeve pipe most, and now needle promotion end block 17 separates with needle support end block 9, and needle support is supported by casing support and together moves with casing support.Predetermined needle bottom arrive approach most sleeve bottom position can by casing support 6 and needle support 8 arrange limit, for example be set to needle supported arm and casing support arm contact, or needle supported arm contacts with the male member arranging on casing support arm, described male member can be cushioning material preparation.

Fig. 7 b illustrates the working order that sleeve pipe separates with needle.Needle promotes a side contacts of end block 17 and needle support end block 9.In the time that motor drives needle promotion end block to move upward by leading screw and nut transmission pair, promote needle support by needle support end block and move upward, needle separates with sleeve pipe.

In addition, sleeve pipe lifting end block 35 contacts with casing support end block 36, and when motor drives sleeve pipe lifting end block to move upward by leading screw and nut transmission pair, pushing set tube support moves upward.In the time that motor drives sleeve pipe lifting end block to move downward by leading screw and nut transmission pair, casing support moves downward with sleeve pipe lifting end block under action of gravity.

Thereby in the time needing sleeve pipe by the magnetic bead of the outer absorption of vibration wash-out sleeve pipe or the biological sample with magnetic bead, needle support end block promotion needle support moves upward, and sleeve pipe separates with needle.Sleeve pipe lifting end block and casing support end block disengage.Casing support vibrates under vibrating mechanism effect.

In the time needing sleeve pipe insertion or the centrifuge tube of sample area or the hole of deep-well plates, sleeve pipe lifting end block 35 contacts with casing support end block 36, when motor drives sleeve pipe lifting end block to move upward by leading screw and nut transmission pair, pushing set tube support moves upward and leaves sample area.In the time that motor drives sleeve pipe lifting end block to move downward by leading screw and nut transmission pair, casing support moves downward with sleeve pipe lifting end block under action of gravity, inserts sample area.

In addition, as shown in the figure, described needle travel mechanism and sleeve pipe travel mechanism are arranged on mechanism's platform 14, are supported by mechanism rack 13.

The both sides of needle support end block 9, sleeve pipe lifting end block 36 and casing support end block 35 have perforation, article two, be vertically arranged on the perforation that the optical axis 10 on mechanism's platform passes described needle support end block 9, sleeve pipe lifting end block 36 and casing support end block 35, needle support end block, sleeve pipe lifting end block and casing support end block are risen and limited and fixed action.The both sides that needle promotes end block also have perforation, are passed by another two optical axises.

Of the present invention have vibrating mechanism for the instrument that extracts biologically active substance, and described vibrating mechanism can produce vibration, makes sleeve pipe travel mechanism drive sleeve pipe to carry out up-down vibration.The sleeve pipe of the instrument of extraction biologically active substance of the present invention can carry out up-down vibration up to the frequency of 20Hz.As shown in Figure 8, driving mechanism of the present invention comprises linear lever arm 22, traversing carriage 23, mobile fulcrum shaft 37, the driving mechanism 24 that drives traversing carriage to move horizontally, contact and the vibrating wheels 25 of conduction vibration with the cover tube vibration push rod 26 of telescopic lifter structure, and eccentric wheel 21 and eccentric wheel drive-motor 20.Lever arm is linear pattern, has the hollow groove parallel with lower edge with its upper limb.Mobile fulcrum shaft, through hollow groove, can move along lever arm direction under traversing carriage driving mechanism drives in hollow groove, forms the mobile fulcrum of lever.Contact with the cover tube vibration push rod 26 of telescopic lifter structure and the vibrating wheels 25 of conduction vibration and eccentric wheel lay respectively at the both sides of mobile fulcrum.Eccentric wheel contacts with lever arm, when eccentric wheel rotates, cause at the lever arm (power arm) of eccentric wheel one side of fulcrum and be subjected to displacement, the lever arm (resistance arm) of the opposite side of fulcrum and vibrating wheels are synchronously carried out rightabout displacement, and the rotation around fulcrum occurs lever arm.Eccentric rotation makes vibrating wheels vibrate, thereby makes sleeve pipe travel mechanism drive sleeve pipe to carry out up-down vibration.Also, of the present invention for extracting the vibrating mechanism of instrument of biologically active substance, produce vibration, the speed of controlled frequency by eccentric stiffener (being eccentric wheel in embodiment).The size of the controlled damping width of movement of the position of mobile fulcrum on lever arm also can be controlled the size of amplitude together with eccentric rotating manner.

Although describe in detail about example embodiment of the present invention and advantage thereof, be to be understood that the protection domain in the case of not departing from spirit of the present invention and claims restriction, can carry out various variations, substitutions and modifications to these embodiment.For other examples, those of ordinary skill in the art should easily understand in keeping in protection domain of the present invention, and the order of processing step can change.

In addition, range of application of the present invention is not limited to technique, mechanism, manufacture, material composition, means, method and the step of the specific embodiment of describing in specification sheets.From disclosure of the present invention, to easily understand as those of ordinary skill in the art, for had or be about at present technique, mechanism, manufacture, material composition, means, method or the step developed later, wherein they carry out identical function or the identical result of acquisition cardinal principle of corresponding embodiment cardinal principle of describing with the present invention, can apply them according to the present invention.Therefore, claims of the present invention are intended to these technique, mechanism, manufacture, material composition, means, method or step to be included in its protection domain.

Claims

1. the work system for biologically active substance extraction apparatus, it has loading panel (67), on described loading panel, there is at least one group of sample preparation district (66), described in every group, sample preparation district has two non-heating work districts (3) in the middle of heating work district (2) and the described Liang Ge heating work district being fixed on described loading panel

For example, described heating work district is heating tank, Mei Zu sample preparation district has the non-heating work district (3) in the middle of the heating tank one (64) that is fixed on loading panel, heating tank two (65) and this two heating tanks, and described non-heating work district can have or the container that holds sample or reagent is set.

Preferably, the wherein said container that holds sample or reagent is the standard deep plate such as 24 holes or 96 hole PCR microwell plates or deep-well plates, non-standard orifice plate, and centrifuge tube or centrifuge tube union, maybe can place the plate of described centrifuge tube or centrifuge tube union.

2. the work system of claim 1, wherein said heating work district is heating tank removably, it has rectangular parallelepiped cell body, which is provided with the multiple slotted eyes for laying sample hose, preferably, wherein cell body temperature range is about 100-200 DEG C, is preferably about 120-180 DEG C.

3. the work system of claim 1 or 2, wherein said heating work district separates effectively with non-heating work district, effectively separate and refer to, the region that heating work district and non-heating work district hold pending sample or reagent on workplatform in a distance, to make the heat that heating work district produces can not produce effective influence to the sample of processing in non-heating zone.

4. the work system of any one in claim 1-3, wherein heating work district with approach most the non-heating work of being placed on of its district or the distance B for the hole that holds sample or reagent that has of non-heating work district be greater than 5mm, be preferably greater than 10mm, be most preferably greater than 15mm.

5. the work system of any one in claim 1-4, wherein for example, distance B 1 between two heating zone (heating tank) is greater than 90mm, is preferably greater than 105mm, most preferably be greater than 120mm, for example D1 is about 90-160mm, preferred about 105-150mm, most preferably from about 120-140mm

Optional, the distance B 2 at the center of two heating tanks is greater than 110mm, is preferably greater than 120mm, is most preferably greater than 130mm, and for example D2 is about 110-200mm, preferred about 115-180mm, most preferably from about 120-160mm,

Preferred, wherein heating zone (for example heating tank) be placed on non-heating zone for the container distance B 3 of holding sample or reagent for being greater than about 3mm, be preferably greater than about 10mm, most preferably be greater than about 15mm, for example D3 is about 3-60mm, preferred about 10-40mm, most preferably from about 15-35mm.

6. the work system of any one in claim 1-5, wherein in described sample preparation district 66, there are two heating tanks that are fixed on loading panel, be respectively heating tank one (64), heating tank two (65), and one 24 or 96 hole PCR microwell plate or deep-well plates of horizontal positioned between described two heating tanks, or a plate of placing centrifuge tube or centrifuge tube connection, the long limit of wherein said PCR microwell plate or deep-well plates or plate is parallel with heating tank.

7. the work system of claim 6, in wherein said sample preparation district 66, there are two heating tanks that are fixed on loading panel, be respectively heating tank one (64), heating tank two (65), each heating tank has 1-5 slotted eye, between described two heating tanks, horizontal parallel arranges one to five tetrad pipe, on described tetrad pipe, there are 4 centrifuge tubes, optional, between each slotted eye of heating tank one and corresponding tetrad pipe, a magnetic bead centrifuge tube also can be set.

8. the work system of claim 6 or 7 is wherein provided for holding the container (for example lysate centrifuge tube) of lysate in heating tank one; Be provided for receiving the container (for example elutriant centrifuge tube) of elutriant at heating tank two, and in described 24 or 96 hole PCR microwell plate or the deep-well plates in non-heating work district, or place in the plate of centrifuge tube or centrifuge tube connection and can set gradually the hole that holds washings I, cleaning solution II and cleaning solution II I; Optional, can also be in described 24 or 96 hole PCR microwell plate or deep-well plates, or place in the plate of centrifuge tube or centrifuge tube connection and arrange and hold magnetic bead or the hole in conjunction with liquid or nucleic acid settling agent.

9. the work system of any one in claim 1-8, wherein said work system has driving mechanisms control, can move in the horizontal direction, preferably, described drive mechanism system comprises the support of table (61), and for supporting loading panel, support is connected with shifting axle (62), drive lower bracket to move horizontally along shifting axle at worktable motor (63), thereby make loading panel can move to the position needing.

10. for extracting an instrument for biologically active substance, for example, for extracting the instrument of cell, protein or nucleic acid, be preferably the instrument that extracts nucleic acid, it comprises:

Shell,

Base plate (1),

Work system (15) as described in any one in claim 1-20, work system has loading panel (67), has sample preparation district (66) on it, and the container for holding sample or reagent can be placed by sample preparation district,

Needle (7) and needle travel mechanism (48), by moving up and down of needle travel mechanism, can move up and down needle, and vertically insert and depart from sleeve pipe,

Sleeve pipe (4) and sleeve pipe travel mechanism (16), by moving up and down of sleeve pipe travel mechanism, can move up and down sleeve pipe, vertically inserts and depart from the container being arranged in sample preparation district.

11. instruments claimed in claim 10, it also comprises that air-flow produces system, described system produces local air flow for the upper area at the opening that is placed on the container in described sample preparation district, described system comprises air flow source and gas channel, wherein air flow source can produce air-flow, the upper area of the opening of the bootable described flow level of gas channel by described container, makes sleeve pipe move horizontally from vessel port release with the aerosol that sample in container or reagent contacts generation.

Instrument described in 12. claims 11, the perforate of horizontal symmetrical is wherein set at two of described shell relative side plates, form the gas channel that described air-flow produces system, the position that perforate is wherein set makes the air-flow by the horizontal flow of these two perforates can be by being placed on the upper area of opening of the container in sample preparation district, preferably, wherein described in the distance from bottom of perforate, loading panel upper surface is high about 0-50mm, preferably 3-15mm, most preferably from about 5-10mm.

The instrument of any one in 13. claim 9-12, the speed of wherein said local air flow is about 0.3-0.8 meter per second, preferred about 0.5-0.7 meter per second, most preferably from about 0.45-0.5 meter per second.

Instrument extraction in work system in 14. 1 kinds of right to use requirement 1-9 described in any one or claim 9-13 described in any one and the method for purifying biological active substance,

Preferably, said method comprising the steps of: the instrument described in any one in the work system described in any one in claim 1-9 or claim 9-13 is provided, the container for holding sample or reagent is placed in sample preparation district at described work system loading panel, in described container, hold sample or reagent, thereby realize transfer magnetic bead or the biological substance in conjunction with magnetic bead by the sleeve pipe of biologically active substance extraction apparatus and/or the container that needle inserts and disengaging is placed in sample preparation district, optional, wherein also comprise that thereby sleeve pipe and/or needle stir and mix the reagent in container and/or sample in the container internal vibration being placed in sample preparation district, with the step that sample and reagent are fully reacted.