Claims
- 1. An automated capillary array system, comprising:
a plurality of capillary tubes defining a capillary array, wherein each of the plurality of capillary tubes is separated from each other capillary tube in the array by at least one material having a low refractive index and wherein each capillary tube has openings at each end of the capillary tube; a mixing means for mixing the contents of the capillary tube; an optical array in optical communication with at least one end of the capillary array that detects an optical signal produced from a sample in at least one capillary tube of the capillary array; and a computer system in communication with the mixing means and the optical array, wherein the computer system controls the mixing of the capillary array and processes data detected by the optical array.
- 2. An automated capillary array system, comprising:
a plurality of capillary tubes defining a capillary array, wherein each of the plurality of capillary tubes is separated from each other capillary tube in the array by at least one material having a low refractive index and wherein each capillary tube has openings at each end of the capillary tube; at least one magnetic field apparatus in magnetic communication with the capillary array to cause movement of paramagnetic beads; an optical array in optical communication with at least one end of the capillary array that detects an optical signal produced from a sample in at least one capillary tube of the capillary array; and a computer system in communication with the magnetic field apparatus and the optical array, wherein the computer system controls the magnetic field surrounding the capillary array and processes data detected by the optical array.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/687,219, filed Oct. 12, 2000, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/444,112, filed Nov. 22, 1999, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/876,276, filed Jun. 16, 1997, and is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/636,778, filed Aug. 11, 2000, which application is a continuation and claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. §120 of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/098,206, filed Jun. 16, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,174,673, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/876,276, filed Jun. 16, 1997, all of the contents of which are incorporated by reference in their entirety herein.
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