REACTION TUBE FOR MULTIPLE NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION
20220111379 · 2022-04-14
Inventors
Cpc classification
B01J19/0046
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B01L2300/0829
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B01L2400/0677
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B01L3/50851
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
International classification
Abstract
A reaction tube for multiple nucleic acid amplification, related to the applied technical field of biological science research and medical tests. The reaction tube for multiple nucleic acid amplification comprises a base (1) and multiple reaction tube cavities (3). The base (1) is provided with a reference plane (2). Openings of the multiple reaction cavities (3) are provided on the reference plane (2). The cavities are perpendicular to the reference plane (2) and extended towards the interior of the base (1). The reaction tube for multiple nucleic acid amplification provides the multiple reaction tube cavities (3) on the reference plane (2) of the base (1).
Claims
1. A reaction tube applicable to multiple nucleic acid amplification, comprising a base and a plurality of reaction tube cavities, wherein the base is provided with a reference plane; openings of the plurality of reaction tube cavities are all provided on the reference plane, and inner cavities of the plurality of reaction tube cavities all extend, perpendicularly to the reference plane, towards an interior of the base.
2. The reaction tube applicable to multiple nucleic acid amplification according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of reaction tube cavities are arranged in a circle around a same axis.
3. The reaction tube applicable to multiple nucleic acid amplification according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of reaction tube cavities are arranged around a same axis, to form one circle with same radius.
4. The reaction tube applicable to multiple nucleic acid amplification according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of reaction tube cavities are arranged around a same axis to form multiple circles having different radii.
5. The reaction tube applicable to multiple nucleic acid amplification according to claim 3, wherein the plurality of reaction tube cavities located in a same circle are separately fixed to the base, respectively.
6. The reaction tube applicable to multiple nucleic acid amplification according to claim 3, wherein the plurality of reaction tube cavities located in a same circle are integrally molded and fixed to the base.
7. The reaction tube applicable to multiple nucleic acid amplification according to claim 1, wherein each of the reaction tube cavities comprises a tube cavity main body and a tapered bottom connected to the tube cavity main body and narrowed from top to bottom.
8. The reaction tube applicable to multiple nucleic acid amplification according to claim 1, wherein a material of the reaction tube cavities comprises polypropylene plastic.
9. The reaction tube applicable to multiple nucleic acid amplification according to claim 1, further comprising a central tube cavity, wherein the central tube cavity is provided on the reference plane and is located at a circle center of the plurality of reaction tube cavities.
10. The reaction tube applicable to multiple nucleic acid amplification according to claim 9, wherein the central tube cavity penetrates through the base.
11. The reaction tube applicable to multiple nucleic acid amplification according to claim 10, wherein the base is in a cylindrical shape, and an axis of the base coincides with an axis of the central tube cavity.
12. The reaction tube applicable to multiple nucleic acid amplification according to claim 1, further comprising a blocking cover provided on the base, wherein the blocking cover is configured to block the openings of the reaction tube cavities.
13. The reaction tube applicable to multiple nucleic acid amplification according to claim 12, wherein the blocking cover further comprises an injection hole, wherein the injection hole is configured to inject a reaction solution into the reaction tube cavities.
14. The reaction tube applicable to multiple nucleic acid amplification according to claim 12, wherein the blocking cover is detachably connected to the base.
15. The reaction tube applicable to multiple nucleic acid amplification according to claim 12, wherein the blocking cover is hinged with the base.
16. The reaction tube applicable to multiple nucleic acid amplification according to claim 1, further comprising a blocking member provided at an opening of a reaction tube cavity.
17. The reaction tube applicable to multiple nucleic acid amplification according to claim 16, wherein the blocking member is a heat sealing film or a heat sealant.
18. The reaction tube applicable to multiple nucleic acid amplification according to claim 1, wherein the blocking member is provided at an opening of any one of the reaction tube cavities; and a screw cover is spirally provided at one end of the base and configured to block the openings of the plurality of reaction tube cavities.
19. The reaction tube applicable to multiple nucleic acid amplification according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of reaction tube cavities are arranged in rows and columns on the reference plane.
20. The reaction tube applicable to multiple nucleic acid amplification according to claim 4, wherein the plurality of reaction tube cavities located in a same circle are separately fixed to the base, respectively.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0031] In order to more clearly illustrate technical solutions of embodiments of the present disclosure, accompanying drawings which need to be used in the description of the embodiments will be introduced below briefly. Apparently, the accompanying drawings in the following description are for some embodiments of the present disclosure, and a person ordinarily skilled in the art still could obtain other relevant drawings according to these drawings, without using any creative efforts.
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[0045] Reference signs: 1—base; 2—reference plane; 3—reaction tube cavity; 4—central tube cavity.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
[0046] Technical solutions of the present disclosure will be described clearly and completely below in combination with accompanying drawings, and apparently, the examples described are only a part of examples of the present disclosure, rather than all examples. Based on the examples in the present disclosure, all of other examples obtained by a person ordinarily skilled in the art without using any creative efforts shall fall within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.
[0047] In the description of the present disclosure, it should be indicated that orientation or positional relationships indicated by terms “center”, “upper”, “lower”, “left”, “right”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, “inner”, “outer” and so on are based on orientation or positional relationships as shown in the accompanying drawings, merely for facilitating describing the present disclosure and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or suggesting that related devices or elements have to be in the specific orientation or configured and operated in a specific orientation, therefore, they should not be construed as limiting the present disclosure. Besides, terms “first”, “second”, and “third” are merely for descriptive purpose, but should not be construed as indicating or implying importance in the relativity.
[0048] In the description of the present disclosure, it should be noted that unless otherwise specified and defined clearly, terms “mount”, “join”, and “connect” should be understood in a broad sense, for example, a connection can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integrated connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, and it also can be an inner communication between two elements. For a person ordinarily skilled in the art, specific meanings of the above-mentioned terms in the present disclosure could be understood according to specific circumstances.
I. Description of Prior Art
[0049] Whether it is PCR amplification technique or isothermal amplification technique, when the amplification reaction is performed simultaneously on multiple nucleic acids, due to the design defect of a reaction device, there is inevitably inconsistency in reaction environment conditions and operation time, and then there occurs the situation that an amplification effect of reaction performed first and an amplification effect of reaction performed subsequently are quite different. However, when a conventional PCR tube performs multiple PCR, an amplification system tends to have cross interference, affecting the amplification effect.
II. Summary of Technical Solution of the Present Disclosure
[0050] The reaction tube capable of performing multiple nucleic acid amplification provided in the present disclosure includes a base 1 and a plurality of reaction tube cavities 3; the base 1 is provided with a reference plane 2, openings of the plurality of reaction tube cavities 3 are all provided on the reference plane 2, and inner cavities of the plurality of reaction tube cavities all extend towards the interior of the base 1, perpendicularly to the reference plane 2.
[0051] The above technical solution of the reaction tube capable of performing multiple nucleic acid amplification can well solve the problems such as unconcentrated and non-uniform operations, inconsistent reaction conditions, cross interference, and low amplification efficiency in the multiple nucleic acid amplification existing in the nucleic acid amplification reaction tubes in the prior art. A plurality of reaction tube cavities 3 are provided on the reference plane 2 of the base 1, a nucleic acid sample and various PCR systems can be added for performing multiple PCR amplification, or the tube cavities contain a PCR freeze-drying system, one kind of nucleic acid sample is allocated as required to different reaction tube cavities 3 to realize amplification. It is also possible to amplify a plurality of different nucleic acids simultaneously, and retain or perform other reaction tests in the same reaction environment, thus greatly improving the nucleic acid amplification efficiency, and ensuring the uniformity of conditions for the nucleic acid amplification.
III. Specific Embodiments of the Technical Solution of the Present Disclosure
[0052] Regarding the technical problems existing in the prior technical solution above, the technical solution of the present disclosure is further explained and described below in combination with specific embodiments.
[0053] The present example provides a reaction tube capable of performing multiple nucleic acid amplification, wherein
[0054] On the basis of the above example, further, as shown in
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[0056] On the basis of the above examples, as shown in
[0057] Alternatively, as shown in
[0058] On the basis of the above examples, as shown in
[0059] On the basis of the above examples, as shown in
[0060] On the basis of the above examples, the reaction tube capable of performing multiple nucleic acid amplification provided in the present disclosure further includes a blocking cover provided on the base 1, and the blocking cover can achieve unified blocking of all the reaction tube cavities 3. As shown in
[0061] Further, the base 1 is in a cylindrical shape, and an axis of the base coincides with an axis of the central tube cavity 4. In this structure, the base 1 in a cylindrical shape is convenient to be provided with a screw cover configured as the blocking cover, and by using a structure cooperating with a thread on a side wall of the screw cover, unified blocking of all the reaction tube cavities 3 by the screw cover is realized.
[0062] Based on the above examples, further, a blocking member (not labeled) or a screw cover (not labeled) is further included. In the above, the blocking member is provided at an opening of any reaction tube cavity 3, and the screw cover is spirally provided at one end of the base 1, blocking the openings of the plurality of reaction tube cavities 3. In this case, the blocking member may realize sealing of any single reaction tube cavity 3 with a heat sealing film or a heat sealant, and the screw cover blocks all the reaction tube cavities 3 integrally, temporarily seals the nucleic acid sample solution in the reaction tube cavities 3, prevents the nucleic acid sample solution against factors such as external dust and light, and may also prevent the nucleic acid sample solution from being poured out and flowing out. In addition, in order to facilitate injecting the nucleic acid sample solution, an injection hole may be provided in the screw cover.
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[0064] Optionally, the plurality of reaction tube cavities 3 may be separately fixed to the base 1, respectively. Respective reaction tube cavities 3 provided independently save the material of the whole reaction tube, and reduce the weight of the reaction tube. Meanwhile, as being independently provided, the plurality of reaction tube cavities 3 are easily distinguished and arranged in appearance, facilitating the operation of the test and improving the detection efficiency.
[0065] Optionally, all the reaction tube cavities 3 may be integrally molded on the base 1. The respective reaction tube cavities 3 integrally molded help to uniformly heat all the reaction tube cavities 3 to achieve an isothermal effect, and the whole reaction tube is more compact in structure and more complete in appearance.
[0066] Optionally, a blocking cover provided on the base 1 is further included, and the blocking cover can achieve unified blocking of all the reaction tube cavities 3. In one embodiment, a connector is provided on a side wall of the base 1, and the connector can be detachably connected to the blocking cover (not shown in the drawings). The connector has many forms, for example, the base 1 is provided with a resilient protrusion configured as the connector, and a groove is provided in the blocking cover, so as to realize the detachable connection between the connector and the blocking cover; alternatively, the base 1 is provided with the connector, and the connector can be hinged with the blocking cover (not shown in the drawings).
[0067] Optionally, a blocking member (not labeled) is further included. In the above, the blocking member is provided at an opening of any reaction tube cavity 3, and the blocking cover is hinged at one end of the base 1 to block the openings of the plurality of reaction tube cavities 3. In this case, the blocking member may realize sealing of any single reaction tube cavity 3 with a heat sealing film or a heat sealant, and the blocking cover realizes integral blocking for all the reaction tube cavities 3, temporarily seals the nucleic acid sample solution in the reaction tube cavities 3, prevents the nucleic acid sample solution against factors such as external dust and light, and may also prevent the nucleic acid sample solution from being poured out and flowing out. In addition, in order to facilitate injecting the nucleic acid sample solution, an injection hole may be provided in the screw cover.
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[0069] Hereinafter, illustration is made through multiple tube type PCR amplification test:
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[0071] M: {circle around (1)} DNA2000, 50 ng; {circle around (2)} DNA1000, 50 ng; {circle around (3)} DNA750, 150 ng; {circle around (4)} DNA500, 50 ng; {circle around (5)} DNA250, 50 ng; {circle around (6)} DNA100, 50 ng;
[0072] 1: negative control of four wells;
[0073] 2: electrophoresis result chart of integrated PCR tube type amplification of West Nile virus;
[0074] 3: electrophoresis result chart of integrated PCR tube type amplification of eastern equine encephalitis virus;
[0075] 4: electrophoresis result chart of integrated PCR tube type amplification of Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus;
[0076] 5: electrophoresis result chart of integrated PCR tube type amplification of forest encephalitis virus;
[0077] 6: electrophoresis result chart of 8-tube strip double amplification of West Nile virus and eastern equine encephalitis virus (from top to bottom of the strip);
[0078] 7: electrophoresis result chart of 8-tube strip double amplification of West Nile virus and Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (from top to bottom of the strip);
[0079] 8: electrophoresis result chart of 8-tube strip double amplification of West Nile virus and forest encephalitis virus (from top to bottom of the strip);
[0080] 9: electrophoresis result chart of 8-tube strip double amplification of eastern equine encephalitis virus and Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (from top to bottom of the strip);
[0081] 10: electrophoresis result chart of 8-tube strip double amplification of eastern equine encephalitis virus and forest encephalitis virus (from top to bottom of the strip);
[0082] 11: electrophoresis result chart of 8-tube strip double amplification of Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus and forest encephalitis virus (from top to bottom of the strip);
[0083] 12: electrophoresis result chart of 8-tube strip triple amplification of West Nile virus, eastern equine encephalitis virus, and Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (from top to bottom of the strip);
[0084] 13: electrophoresis result chart of 8-tube strip triple amplification of West Nile virus, eastern equine encephalitis virus, and forest encephalitis virus (from top to bottom of the strip);
[0085] 14: electrophoresis result chart of 8-tube strip triple amplification of West Nile virus, Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus, and forest encephalitis virus (from top to bottom of the strip);
[0086] 15: electrophoresis result chart of 8-tube strip triple amplification of eastern equine encephalitis virus, Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus, and forest encephalitis virus (from top to bottom of the strip);
[0087] 16: electrophoresis result chart of 8-tube strip quadruple amplification of West Nile virus, eastern equine encephalitis virus, Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus, and forest encephalitis virus (from top to bottom of the strip)
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[0089] M: {circle around (1)} DNA2000, 50 ng; {circle around (2)} DNA1000, 50 ng; {circle around (3)} DNA750, 150 ng; {circle around (4)} DNA500, 50 ng; {circle around (5)} DNA250, 50 ng; {circle around (6)} DNA100, 50 ng;
[0090] 2-8: electrophoresis result chart of integrated tube type automatic sample-feeding PCR amplification of forest encephalitis virus;
[0091] 9-16: electrophoresis result chart of integrated tube type manual sample-feeding PCR amplification of forest encephalitis virus;
[0092] 1, 9: negative controls
Example 1. Qualitative and Semi-Quantitative Detection of Integrated
[0093] tube type PCR amplification of four mosquito-borne viruses
[0094] 1. Design of Specific Primers of Four Mosquito-Borne Viruses
[0095] The mosquito-borne viruses were selected as follows: West Nile virus, eastern equine encephalitis virus, Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus, and forest encephalitis virus, and specific primers were designed with their gene coding regions as amplification target regions. The sequences were seen in Table 1. Sequences of Specific Primers of Four Mosquito-borne Viruses.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Sequences of Specific Primers of Four Mosquito-borne Viruses Names Sequences (5′-3′) WNV-F TGCTGATATGATTGATCC WNV-R TAGCGTAACACATCAGTG EEE-F ACACTAAATTCACCCTAGTTCGAT EEE-R GTGTATAAAATTACTTAGGAGCAGCATTATG TBEV-F GATCAAGTTCAGAGCGGGAATG TBEV-R CGATGTCACACATGATGGTATCAG VEE-F CTACCCAAAATGGAGAAAGTTC VEE-R GCTTGGCTTCTACCTCAAAC
[0096] 2. PCR System Formulation
[0097] (1) A quadruple PCR reaction system was formulated, including: a total reaction volume of the PCR reaction of 50 μL, 5×PCR buffer solution of 10 μL, 25×enzyme of 2 μL, upstream and downstream primers of West Nile virus, eastern equine encephalitis virus, Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus and forest encephalitis virus of each 0.3 μmol/L, template of 6 μL, and water for replenishment to a final volume of 50 μL;
[0098] (2) a triple PCR reaction system was formulated, 4 groups in total: {circle around (1)} group of West Nile virus, eastern equine encephalitis virus, and Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus; {circle around (2)} group of West Nile virus, eastern equine encephalitis virus, and forest encephalitis virus; {circle around (3)} group of West Nile virus, Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus, and forest encephalitis virus; and {circle around (4)} group of eastern equine encephalitis virus, Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus, and forest encephalitis virus, respectively, including: a total reaction volume of the PCR reaction of 25 μL, 5×PCR buffer solution of 5 μL, 25×enzyme of 1 μL, upstream and downstream primers each 0.3 μmol/L, template of 6 μL, and water for replenishment to a final volume of 25 μL;
[0099] (3) a double PCR reaction system was formulated, 6 groups in total: {circle around (1)} group of West Nile virus and eastern equine encephalitis virus; {circle around (2)} group of West Nile virus and Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus; {circle around (3)} group of West Nile virus and forest encephalitis virus; {circle around (4)} group of eastern equine encephalitis virus and Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus, {circle around (5)} group of eastern equine encephalitis virus and forest encephalitis virus, and {circle around (6)} group of Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus and forest encephalitis virus, respectively; including: a total reaction volume of the PCR reaction of 25 μL, 5×PCR buffer solution of 5 μL, 25×enzyme of 1 μL, upstream and downstream primers each 0.3 μmol/L, template of 6 μL, and water for replenishment to a final volume of 25 μL; and
[0100] (4) a single PCR reaction system was formulated, 4 groups in total: {circle around (1)} West Nile virus; {circle around (2)} eastern equine encephalitis virus; {circle around (3)} Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus; {circle around (4)} forest encephalitis virus, respectively; including: a total reaction volume of the PCR reaction of 15 μL, 5×PCR buffer solution of 3 μL, 25×enzyme of 0.6 μL, upstream and downstream primers each 0.3 μmol/L, template of 6 μL, and water for replenishment to a final volume of 15 μL.
[0101] 3. PCR Amplification
(1) Veriti® 96-Well Thermal Cycler PCR Instrument for Amplification
[0102] The Above Double, Triple, and Quadruple Systems were Respectively Added to an Axgen 8-tube strip PCR tube, and reaction condition was 50° C., 2 min; 94° C., 2 min; 94° C., 15 s, 58° C., 45 s, 35 cycles in total.
[0103] (2) Integrated Tube Type PCR Instrument Amplification
[0104] The above single system was added to a 8-well integrated tube from the top of the tube, wherein to well No. 1, well No. 3, well No. 5, and well No. 7 the single reaction systems of {circle around (1)} West Nile virus, {circle around (2)} eastern equine encephalitis virus, {circle around (3)} Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus, and {circle around (4)} forest encephalitis virus were added, respectively, and to well No. 2, well No. 4, well No. 6, and well No. 8 the negative control systems were added, and reaction condition was 50° C., 2 min; 94° C., 2 min; 94° C., 15 s, 58° C., 45 s, 35 cycles in total.
[0105] 4. Qualitative and Semi-Quantitative Detection Result
[0106] Reference was made to CWBIO DM2000 DNA Marker for agarose gel electrophoresis experiment detection specification, and Tanon® Gel Image System ID analytical software was used. The effect of integrated tube type amplification of the four viruses was superior to triple, quadruple Axgen 8-tube strip PCR tube type reaction. The semi-quantitative results are as shown in Table 2. Table of Total Amounts of PCR Amplification Products of Different Amplification Systems, and qualitative results are as shown in
TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Table of Total Amounts of PCR Amplification Products of Different Amplification Systems Ser. Yield (ng) No. 180 bp 158 bp 101 bp 73 bp 1 —.sup.a — — — 2 137 3 — 125.07 — — 4 — — 89.68 — 5 — — — 122.8 6 123 115 — — 7 106.7 — 83.28 — 8 85.39 — — 114.69 9 — 96.11 80.28 — 10 — 89.28 — 115.17 11 — — 81.54 115.17 12 79.36 81.44 41.43 — 13 75.22 74.13 — 114.69 14 69.3 — 42.72 114.69 15 — 71.58 39.96 110.22 16 52.52 47.69 28.86 84.93 .sup.aNo target product band was detected.
Example 2. Qualitative and Semi-Quantitative Detection of Stability of Integrated Tube Type PCR Amplification
[0107] 1. PCR System Formulation
[0108] A PCR reaction system was formulated, including, per well, a total reaction volume of the PCR reaction of 15 μL, 5×PCR buffer solution of 3 μL, 25×enzyme of 0.6 μL, upstream and downstream primers each 0.3 μmol/L, template of 6 μL, and water for replenishment to a final volume 15 μL.
[0109] 2. PCR Amplification
[0110] The above formulation systems were respectively added to an 8-well integrated tube from the top of the tube, a negative control system was added to a well No. 1, and the forest encephalitis virus reaction system was added to wells Nos. 2-8.
[0111] Reaction condition was as follows: 50° C., 2 min; 94° C., 2 min; 94° C., 15 s, 58° C., 45 s, 35 cycles in total.
[0112] 3. Qualitative and Semi-Quantitative Detection Result
[0113] Reference was made to CWBIO DM2000 DNA Marker for agarose gel electrophoresis experiment detection specification, and Tanon® Gel Image System ID analytical software was used. Results indicate that automatic sample addition and manual sample addition have relatively stable and uniform PCR amplification effects, and the effect of automatic sample addition is equivalent to that of the manual sample addition, and is relatively uniform and stable. The semi-quantitative results are as shown in Table 3. Chart of Agarose Gel Electrophoresis Result of Integrated PCR Amplification, and qualitative results are as shown in
TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 3 Chart of Agarose Gel Electrophoresis Result of Integrated PCR Amplification Serial Yield Number (ng) 1 —.sup.a 2 240.74 3 215.43 4 240.12 5 242.47 6 245.06 7 216.67 8 204.12 9 207.41 10 216.67 11 219.75 12 211.73 13 222.84 14 223.7 15 224.69 16 —.sup.a .sup.aNo target product band was detected.
[0114] Finally, it should be explained that the various examples above are merely used for illustrating the technical solutions of the present disclosure, rather than limiting the present disclosure; although the detailed description is made to the present disclosure with reference to various preceding examples, those ordinarily skilled in the art should understand that they still could modify the technical solutions recited in various preceding examples, or make equivalent substitutions to some or all of the technical features therein; and these modifications or substitutions do not make the corresponding technical solutions essentially depart from the scope of the technical solutions of various examples of the present disclosure.
[0115] Besides, a person skilled in the art could understand that although some examples in the above include certain features included in other examples rather than other features, combinations of features in different examples means that they fall within the scope of the present disclosure and form different examples. For example, in the following claims, any of the examples claimed to protect can be used in any combination manner. Besides, information disclosed in the part of Background Art aims at deepening understanding to the overall background art of the present disclosure, but should not be regarded as acknowledging or implying in any form that the information constitutes prior art generally known by a person skilled in the art.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
[0116] To the reaction tube capable of performing multiple nucleic acid amplification provided in the present disclosure, a nucleic acid sample and various PCR systems can be added for performing multiple PCR amplification, or the tube cavities contain a PCR freeze-drying system, one kind of nucleic acid sample is allocated as required to different reaction tube cavities to realize amplification. It is also possible to amplify a plurality of different nucleic acids simultaneously, and retain or perform other reaction tests in the same reaction environment, thus greatly improving the nucleic acid amplification efficiency, and ensuring the uniformity of conditions for the nucleic acid amplification.