| 摘要 |
A flexible array 30 of wells 32 suitable for Polymerase Chain Reactions wherein each well 32 in the array 30 is connected to adjacent wells in a first direction by a respective pair of curved arms 34 and is connected to adjacent wells in a second direction by a respective tear point 42. The curved arms 34 enable the distance between adjacent wells 32 to remain unchanged when the array 30 is thermally cycled while the wells 32 are friction fitted in apertures (20, Fig. 1) of a support frame. The tear points 42 are formed of two triangles 48 with one edge of each triangle 48 connected with a well 32 and opposing points of the triangles 48 connected together. The tear points 42 allow the array 30 to be separated into strips of wells 32. Also disclosed is a cap mat (Figs. 24-44) for sealing the wells of the above array. The cap mat comprises an array of caps wherein each cap in the array is connected to adjacent caps in a first direction by a respective pair of curved connecting arms and is connected to adjacent caps in a second direction by a respective connecting tear point. |
