MULTI-SITE SAMPLE HOLDERS, PCR STATION ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS OF OPERATING PCR TESTING SYSTEMS

摘要

A multi-site sample holder for PCR processing. In one aspect, the multi-site sample holder includes a body with an inlet and outlet grooves formed alongside each other, a detection recess, and a cover interfacing with the body to form an inlet channel, a detection region interconnected to the inlet channel, and an outlet channel interconnected to the detection region. The detection region includes multiple sites and is configured to receive a PCR solution and replication occurs within the detection region via heating and cooling cycles. Thereafter, fluorescent emissions from tagged replicated DNA (or RNA) in the multiple sites may be individually (or in groups of less than all the sites) detected and measured. PCR station assemblies, PCR testing systems, and methods of operating a PCR testing systems are provided, as are other aspects.