Provided herein are anti-static pipette trays that reduce the amount of static charge accumulated on or in pipette tips and allow for discharge of any accumulated static charge.

An apparatus for thermal processing of nucleic acid in a thermal profile. The apparatus employs a reactor holder for holding reactors to accommodate reaction material containing nucleic acid. The apparatus includes at least two baths separated by thermally insulating partition plate(s) where bath mediums are each maintainable at a predetermined temperature; and a transfer means for allowing the reactors to change position once or plurality of times between any two adjacent baths by selectively opening the partition plate(s) and without lifting the reactors out of the baths.

Apparatus and method for thermal processing of nucleic acid in a thermal profile is provided. The apparatus employs a reactor holder for holding reactor(s) each accommodating reaction material containing the nucleic acid. The apparatus comprises a first bath; and a second bath, bath mediums in the baths being respectively maintainable at two different temperatures T.sub.HIGH and T.sub.LOW; and a transfer means for allowing the reactor(s) to be in the two baths in a plurality of thermal cycles to alternately attain: a predetermined high target temperature T.sub.HT, and a predetermined low target temperature T.sub.LT, while the apparatus adapts to a temperature-offset feature defined by at least one condition from the group consisting: a) the T.sub.HT is lower than the T.sub.HIGH, b) the T.sub.LT is higher than the T.sub.LOW, and c) the conditions at a) and b).

An apparatus for thermally processing reaction material containing nucleic acid is provided. A reaction material is contained in reactors. The apparatus includes a reactor holder for statically holding the reactors; at least two heating means each being maintainable at a user specifiable temperature; and a transport means for positioning the heating means to make a contact with the reactors one at a time for specified duration. The positioning is conductable once or over a plurality of times for thermally processing the reactors between a plurality of temperatures.

An apparatus for thermal processing nucleic acid in a thermal profile. The apparatus employs a reactor holder for holding reactor(s) each accommodating reaction material containing the nucleic acid. The apparatus includes a first bath; and a second bath, bath mediums in the baths being respectively maintainable at two different temperatures; and a transfer means for allowing the reactor(s) to be in the two baths in a plurality of thermal cycles to alternately attain: a predetermined high target temperature T.sub.HT, and a predetermined low target temperature T.sub.LT; and reciprocating means to enable relative reciprocating motion between the holder and at least one bath while the reactor(s) is/are placed in the at least one bath, the relative reciprocating motion being executable by shaking the bath or the holder or both.

A method and an apparatus for thermal processing of nucleic acid in a thermal profile. The method employs at least a first bath and a second bath, the method further employing a reactor holder for holding reactor(s) accommodating reaction material containing the nucleic acid. The method includes maintaining bath mediums in the baths at two different temperatures; and alternately allowing the reactor(s) to be in the two baths in a plurality of thermal cycles to alternately attain a predetermined high target temperature T.sub.HT, and a predetermined low target temperature T.sub.LT, wherein the bath medium in at least one of the baths is a high thermal conductivity powder.

An interconnection system for providing a sealed walkway between laboratories or cleanrooms includes a first connection seal configured to couple to a first mobile or modular unit and a second connection seal configured to couple to a second mobile or modular unit. The first and second connection seals provides an airtight connection between the first mobile or modular unit and the second mobile or modular unit. Each connection seal includes a channel for coupling to a mobile or modular unit and a gasket positioned within the channel. The gasket may include a stationary end positioned within the channel and an expandable end that is expandable to make contact with an expandable end of another connection seal to provide the airtight connection between the mobile or modular units. The interconnection system may further include a connection bridge that couples to a gasket on each end to provide the airtight connection.

A device for treating samples in sample containers under vacuum comprises a housing, a vacuum chamber arranged in the housing and interacting with a vacuum pump, a cover via which the vacuum chamber is closed in vacuum-tight manner and opened to load and unload sample containers, a sample holder with a base surface and a plurality of sample container receptacles for receiving sample containers. A sample holder axis runs perpendicular to the base surface of the sample holder, a drive unit mounted in the vacuum chamber and connected to the sample holder drives the sample holder about the sample holder axis, and a drive mechanism is arranged outside the vacuum chamber and drivingly coupled to the drive unit. The sample holder axis is aligned at specified fixed acute holder angle (?) relative to a longitudinal axis of a safety vessel which delimits the vacuum chamber in certain regions.

Disclosed herein are fluid handling devices that include integrated card and pipette tip devices, for use with multichannel liquid dispensing devices.

Provided herein are anti-static pipette trays that reduce the amount of static charge accumulated on or in pipette tips and allow for discharge of any accumulated static charge.