摘要:
An apparatus for preparing a reagent solution includes an enclosure and a container disposed within the enclosure. The container defines an internal cavity having a compressible volume and defines a passage providing fluidic communication between the internal cavity and the exterior of the container. Optionally, a compressible member is disposed within the internal cavity. A reagent is disposed within the internal cavity.
摘要:
A method for nucleic acid sequencing includes disposing a plurality of template polynucleotide strands in a plurality of defined spaces disposed on a sensor array, at least some of the template polynucleotide strands having a sequencing primer and a polymerase operably bound therewith; exposing the template polynucleotide strands with the sequencing primer and a polymerase operably bound therewith to a series of flows of nucleotide species flowed according to a predetermined ordering; and determining, for each of the series of flows of nucleotide species, how many nucleotide incorporations occurred for that particular flow to determine a predicted sequence of nucleotides corresponding to the template polynucleotide strands, wherein the predetermined ordering (a) is not a series of consecutive repetitions of a 4-flow permutation of four different nucleotide species, (b) is not specifically tailored to a particular combination of a particular template polynucleotide strand to be sequenced and a particular sequencing primer to be used, and (c) comprises a phase-protecting flow ordering.
摘要:
A buffered suspension includes a surfactant and a solid buffer particulate having a point of zero charge at least 1.2 pH units different that the pH of the buffered suspension. The buffered suspension can be prepared by mixing a stock solution with the solid buffer particulate and titrating. A method of preforming a pH sensitive process includes drawing the buffered suspension from a reservoir, filtering the solid buffer particulate from the buffered suspension, and applying the filtered solution to a sensor.
摘要:
A method of preparing reagents includes inserting a cartridge into an instrument. The cartridge includes a plurality of reagent enclosures disposed in a cavity of the cartridge and exposing a port to an exterior of the cartridge. Each reagent enclosure includes a reagent container including a reagent and an internal cavity defining a compressible volume, an opening defined through the reagent container to the internal cavity. The method further includes connecting a plurality of fluid ports to the openings of the plurality of reagent enclosures; applying a solution through the fluid ports to at least partially fill the plurality of reagent enclosures; and cycling a pressure of the cavity, whereby for each of the reagent enclosures, during increasing pressure, the solution enters the internal cavity of the reagent container, combines with the reagent, and compresses the compressible volume, and during decreasing pressure, the compressible volume decreases and the reagent is ejected through the opening.
摘要:
A method of sequencing a polynucleotide strand may include following operations: (i) providing the polynucleotide strand with a primer annealed thereto and a polymerase operably bound to the polynucleotide strand, and (ii) successively exposing the polynucleotide strand to the flow of four different dNTPs according to a predetermined ordering. The predetermined ordering may include an alternate ordering which is not a continuous repeat of an ordering of the four different dNTPs.
摘要:
A method of sequencing a polynucleotide strand may include following operations: (i) providing the polynucleotide strand with a primer annealed thereto and a polymerase operably bound to the polynucleotide strand, and (ii) successively exposing the polynucleotide strand to the flow of four different dNTPs according to a predetermined ordering. The predetermined ordering may include an alternate ordering which is not a continuous repeat of an ordering of the four different dNTPs.
摘要:
A method of sequencing a polynucleotide strand may include following operations: (i) providing the polynucleotide strand with a primer annealed thereto and a polymerase operably bound to the polynucleotide strand, and (ii) successively exposing the polynucleotide strand to the flow of four different dNTPs according to a predetermined ordering. The predetermined ordering may include an alternate ordering which is not a continuous repeat of an ordering of the four different dNTPs.
摘要:
The invention is directed to apparatus and methods for delivering multiple reagents to, and monitoring, a plurality of analytical reactions carried out on a large-scale array of electronic sensors under minimal noise conditions. In one aspect, the invention provides method of improving signal-to-noise ratios of output signals from the electronic sensors sensing analytes or reaction byproducts by subtracting an average of output signals measured from neighboring sensors where analyte or reaction byproducts are absent. In other aspects, the invention provides an array of electronic sensors integrated with a microwell array for confining analytes and/or particles for analytical reactions and a method for identifying microwells containing analytes and/or particles by passing a sensor-active reagent over the array and correlating sensor response times to the presence or absence of analytes or particles. Such detection of analyte- or particle-containing microwells may be used as a step in additional noise reduction methods.