Flow cell carrier device
The present disclosure relates to a flow cell carrier. The flow cell carrier may include a flow cell and a frame. The frame may include a pocket and a handle. The pocket may have at least one spring feature and at least one banking feature. The frame may be configured to retain the flow cell within the pocket such that a maximal surface area of the flow cell is exposed to an optical lens. Related methods and kits are also disclosed.
1. A device comprising:
a reaction vessel comprising two or more channels; and
a frame, the frame comprising:
a handle;
a magnet wherein the magnet is at least one ferromagnetic pin;
wherein the frame is configured to retain the reaction vessel.
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the frame further comprises a pocket, the pocket comprising at least one biasing feature.
3. The device of claim 2 , wherein the frame is configured to retain the reaction vessel within the pocket.
4. The device of claim 3 , wherein the frame is configured to retain the reaction vessel within the pocket such that a maximal surface area of the reaction vessel is available to be exposed to an optical lens.
5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the retaining of the reaction vessel within the pocket further comprises constraining a first, a second, a third, a fourth, a fifth, and a sixth degree of freedom of the reaction vessel.
6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the frame is an injection molded frame.
7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the handle is a raised handle.
8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the frame is further configured to provide a gap between a work surface and the reaction vessel.
9. The device of claim 2 , wherein the at least one biasing feature is a spring finger.
10. The device of claim 2 , wherein the at least one biasing feature is a tab.
11. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a microchip.
12. The device of claim 11 , wherein the microchip is an electronically erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM) chip.
13. The device of claim 1 , wherein the reaction vessel comprises a plurality of inlet ports sized to receive a flow of one or more reagents and one or more enzymes for DNA amplification and a plurality of outlet ports that pass the flow of reagents out of the reaction vessel.
14. The device of claim 1 , wherein the reaction vessel comprises
a plurality of inlet ports sized to flow in the channel one or more reagents for DNA sequencing, and
a plurality of outlet ports that pass the flow of reagents out of the reaction vessel.
15. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device is configured to removably engage within a nucleic acid sequencing device.
16. The device of claim 1 , wherein the ferromagnetic pin comprises an alloy containing iron, cobalt, or nickel and a metalloid.
17. The device of claim 1 , wherein the reaction vessel comprises glass.
18. The device of claim 1 , wherein the two or more channels each comprise a polymer.