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- 生物学的標的分子の処理、精製、および/または分析のために試料を受容するための積層された複数の同種の同じ高さを有する受容デバイスの積層された数を決定する方法であって、
前記積層された受容デバイスを検出するための検出デバイスを有する、生物学的標的分子の精製、処理、および/または分析のための装置を用いて前記決定を行い、
前記検出デバイスが、前記受容デバイスの2つ以上の異なる位置において高さ測定を行い、測定した高さと参照高さとの差を測定し、かつ測定した差から積層された受容デバイスの数を決定する、前記方法。 - 検出デバイスが更に、検出された受容デバイスが、既に高さが知られている受容デバイスであるか否かを決定するようになっている、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記高さ測定を、一方向に連続的に行う請求項1または2に記載の方法。
- 前記検出デバイスは、三次元画像を生成し得る検出デバイスであり、高さ測定が行われる位置を含む区域を照射するための放射線源および/または高さ測定が行われる位置を含む区域から放射する放射線の強度を測定するためのセンサーを含み、前記装置に、前記放射線源およびセンサーが、前記連続的測定が行われる方向に対して角度を持って配置されている、請求項3に記載の方法。
- 前記装置が、受容デバイスを輸送するための輸送デバイスを含む、請求項1〜4のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 前記装置において、検出デバイスが、少なくとも一つの受容デバイスを輸送するための輸送デバイスの近傍に配置されている、請求項5に記載の方法。
- 前記輸送デバイスは、グリップおよび展開器からなる群から選ばれる把捉手段を含み、かつ該把捉手段によって把捉される受容デバイスの高さを、検出デバイスによって測定する、請求項5または6に記載の方法。
- 前記検出デバイスが、少なくとも一つの超音波センサーおよび/または少なくとも一つのレーザーセンサーを含む、請求項1〜7のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 前記放射線源が、超音波エミッターおよび/またはレーザーを含む、請求項4〜8のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 前記受容デバイスは、試料を受容するために一端を閉鎖させた、少なくとも一つの受容容器を有する、請求項1〜9のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 少なくとも一つの受容容器が、受容容器あたり8μl〜7000μlの容量を有する、請求項10に記載の方法。
- 前記受容デバイスは、複数の受容容器を有し、該受容容器がマトリックス状に配置されている、請求項10または11に記載の方法。
- 前記受容デバイスは、試料を受容するための2つの側面に、少なくとも1つの受容区域開口を有する、請求項1〜12のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 前記受容デバイスは、二つの受容デバイスの一方が他方の上に配置されてかみ合う形状を有し、それにより二つ以上の受容デバイスが予め指定された方向に積層可能である、請求項1〜13のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 二つの隣接する積層された受容デバイスの高さ測定が行われる位置の間の距離が、受容デバイスの総高さの80%未満である、請求項14に記載の方法。
- 積層された受容デバイスの数が、下記式:hT = (n-1) x hso + d、によって決定され、式中、hTは受容デバイスについて測定した高さ測定値と参照高さとの差であり、nは積層された受容デバイスの数であり、hsoは二つの隣接する積層された受容デバイスの高さ測定が行われる位置の間の距離であり、dは受容デバイスを特定するための特定高さであり、受容デバイスの底部と高さ測定が行われる位置とにより規定される、請求項15に記載の方法。
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