APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE PROCESSING

摘要

An apparatus and method are described that achieve independent and simultaneous processing of a plurality of substrate- supported biological samples. In one embodiment, substrate holders arranged in a minor arc are independently moveable between a processing position and an access position, and reagents are delivered to substrates held in the substrate holders through a nozzle plate that moves along the arc of substrate holders. The disclosed apparatus and method are particularly suited for implementation of lean processing of biological samples.