CARTRIDGE FOR CONDUCTING BIOCHEMICAL ASSAYS

摘要

Provided is a cartridge that is configured with multiple deformable chambers that carry out at least one biochemical assay within the cartridge. The cartridge is designed to accept a biological sample and to keep the sample, reagents, and assay products within the cartridge in a fully sealed manner. Biochemical assays that may be performed with the cartridge include molecular diagnostic assays, such as amplification assays. The deformable chambers of the cartridge can carry out a real time PCR assay in singleplex and multiplex format using a single deformable chamber of the thermocycling chambers to quantify the PCR product. The measurement chamber can be further used to conduct a melting curve analysis to identify target genes or molecules in a singleplex or multiplex diagnostic assay.