摘要 |
<p>The invention is a chemical system and related processes that utilize small-volume rotary selector valves and small-volume rotary switching valves in combination under the control of a computer. The small rotary valves are partivular well-suited to computer control. As a result, a single system can be programmed to do a variety of tasks by changing the program but leaving the system's components substantially intact. As a result, in a general aspect the invention is a system for carrying out one or more chemical reactions such as protein sequencing, said system comprising a rotary selector valve and a rotary switching valve, each valve under the control of a computer, the internal volumes of the selector and switching valves each being 1.5 ul o5 less.</p> |