WO1998040159A3 - Apparatus and method for combinatorial chemistry synthesis - Google Patents

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WO1998040159A3
WO1998040159A3 PCT/US1998/004630 US9804630W WO9840159A3 WO 1998040159 A3 WO1998040159 A3 WO 1998040159A3 US 9804630 W US9804630 W US 9804630W WO 9840159 A3 WO9840159 A3 WO 9840159A3
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Viktor Krchnak
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Abstract

In a first embodiment, this invention includes an integrated robot apparatus for performing combinatorial chemistry synthesis protocols and having interchangeable work-stations, robot arm tools, and reaction vessels and reaction vessel arrays. The work-stations and tools are specialized to perform tasks necessary for the synthesis in a plurality of the reaction vessels grouped in a plurality of the reaction vessel arrays. Preferably, these elements function interchangeably because they have standardized sizes and conformation. The work-stations and tools include those for fluid dispensing or aspirating from individual reaction vessels or from all the reaction vessels in an array simultaneously. The reaction vessels can include, alternatively, stackable, ball-sealed reaction vessels, microtitre-like reaction vessel arrays, arrays of independent reaction vessels, valve-sealed reaction vessels, septum-sealed reaction vessels, and syringe reaction vessels. In alternative embodiments, this invention includes these work-stations, tools, reaction vessels and reaction vessel arrays in various combinations or sub-combinations either for use in partially integrated robots or for manual or standalone use.
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