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EP2177271B1 - Système de séparation magnétique comportant des tiges magnétiques flexibles et procédé correspontant - Google Patents

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EP2177271B1
EP2177271B1 EP08105576.6A EP08105576A EP2177271B1 EP 2177271 B1 EP2177271 B1 EP 2177271B1 EP 08105576 A EP08105576 A EP 08105576A EP 2177271 B1 EP2177271 B1 EP 2177271B1
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  • the present invention belongs to the field of analytics, particularly the separation and/or isolation of biological materials such as nucleic acids or proteins in or from complex mixtures. Within that field, the present invention relates to magnetic separation.
  • Magnetic particles can, for instance, be used as a binding support for biological materials such as proteins or nucleic acids.
  • the magnetic particles are contacted with a liquid sample containing an analyte in a multiwell plate, under conditions that facilitate binding of the analyte to the magnetic particles. The latter can then be subsequently separated from the liquid by means of magnetic forces generated by magnetic pins.
  • US 5,779,907 , GB 2 300 258 A and EP 1 681 570 A2 disclose devices in which such magnetic pins are attached to a base plate, wherein the multiwell plate containing sample and magnetic particles is exposed to a magnetic field generated by the magnetic pins upon physical combination of the pin-bearing base plate with said multiwell plate.
  • the magnetic pins are moved into close vicinity to the wells by means of being introduced into preadapted recesses in locations of the multiwell plate not containing any samples.
  • US 2006/0269385 A1 describes a control system for transferring a sample from a source vessel to a target vessel.
  • the system employs primary and secondary magnetic plates and relies on a relatively complex interaction of encased ferromagnetic pistons with energized electromagnets.
  • the present invention provides an alternative solution displaying several advantages.
  • the present disclosure describes a magnetic separation plate including flexible or flexibly fastened magnetic or magnetizable pins. New methods and uses comprising this plate are further provided.
  • the plate is part of magnetic separation system further comprising a multiwell plate.
  • one aspect of the invention is an analytical system for the processing and/or analysis of a sample, wherein the aforementioned magnetic separation system is a part of the analytical system.
  • the present disclosure is related to the following: A magnetic separation plate for use in methods employing magnetic particles, said magnetic separation plate comprising a support plate and magnetic pins in a predetermined geometrical arrangement, said magnetic pins having a fastening portion, an intermediate portion and a separation portion and being fastened to said support plate at their fastening portion, wherein said magnetic pins are individually displaceable at their separation portion.
  • the present invention features an advantageous possibility to establish reliable and automatable methods for magnetic separation, as the latter require the process of coupling a multiwell plate and the magnetic separation plate to be reversible.
  • the solution according to the present invention is particularly useful in the context of striving to minimize the dimensions of separation devices in favor of enhancing sample throughput.
  • Inherent flexibility and/or flexible fastening of the magnetic pins are not negatively affected by reducing the device's or system's size and therefore the distances between the distinct elements.
  • Multiwell plates with recesses of comparatively small diameters with relatively high tolerances may be used in the system according to the invention, which simplifies the production of such plates and reduces the respective costs.
  • the homogeneity and/or overall intensity of the magnetic field acting on the magnetic particles can be affected in a negative manner.
  • recesses that are significantly wider than the magnetic pins to be inserted inevitably lead to an increase of the distance between pin and sample, thus decreasing the magnetic force the particles are exposed to.
  • the tolerances in the positions of the wells may cause an inhomogeneous magnetic field, since the distances between distinct pins and recesses may vary compared to each other.
  • the present invention enables the artisan to apply a homogeneous field throughout the wells of the multiwell plate, said field being close to its maximum possible intensity, since small recesses can be used with the magnetic pins adapting the position of their separation portion to possible deviations of the geometrical arrangement of the recesses.
  • a “magnetic separation plate” is a device useful for the separation of magnetic particles. It comprises a “support plate” and “magnetic pins", wherein the “support plate” is typically an essentially flat device for bearing and holding the “magnetic pins” in a defined position which is usually perpendicular to the support plate. Said plate can be made of one or more parts and different materials such as metal or plastic. In a preferred embodiment, the plate is made of metal.
  • the support plate comprises an upper and a lower plate fastened to each other.
  • the "magnetic pins” are essentially rod-shaped magnetic or magnetizable structures.
  • the length of the magnetic pins is preferably 2-100 mm, more preferably 15-50 mm. Their diameter is preferably 1-20 mm, more preferably 2-6 mm.
  • the pins comprise a "fastening portion", an "intermediate portion” and a "separation portion".
  • this tripartite structure is not necessarily to be understood as an assembly of morphologically distinct and visually clearly separable or distinguishable structures. It is rather preferred that the different portions are integrally linked to each other in a manner such that there is no visible transition between them.
  • the “fastening portion” is the portion at the end of the pin at which it is fixed to the support plate. If the “support plate” comprises an upper and a lower plate fastened to each other, the “fastening portion” is preferably embedded in between the upper and the lower plate.
  • the “separation portion” is located at the end of the pin opposite to the fastening portion and separates the magnetic particles within the wells of a multiwell plate. A part or all of said “separation portion” is inserted reversibly into recesses within a multiwell plate. Said “separation portion” is morphologically preadapted to fit into said recesses. Therefore, in a preferred embodiment, the “separation portion” has a rounded-off tip at the end of the pin opposite of the fastening portion.
  • the “separation portion” can be made of flexible and/or rigid material. Preferably, it is made of the same material as the remainder of the magnetic pin.
  • the “intermediate portion” designates an integral portion of the magnetic pin located between and physically coupling the "fastening portion” and the “separation portion”.
  • the “intermediate portion” is functionally distinct from the "fastening portion” and the “separation portion”.
  • the “intermediate portion” can further be magnetic or magnetizable even though it does not directly contribute to the magnetic separation, and it can further be made of flexible and/or rigid material. It has preferably the same diameter and is preferably made of the same material as the "separation portion".
  • the length of the intermediate portion is variable and can be very short.
  • the angle between the pins and the support plate is essentially a right angle.
  • the angle is between 80 and 100°, more preferably between 85° and 95°, most preferably 90°.
  • a "predetermined geometrical arrangement" in the context of the invention means a defined spatial and directional relation between elements of a group of physical objects such as magnetic pins.
  • “Individually displaceable” means that elements of a group of physical objects such as magnetic pins can be displaced independently from each other, i.e. moving one element does not affect other elements of this group.
  • the magnetic pins are preferably laterally displaceable up to 5 mm from their default position at their separation portion, more preferably up to 1 mm.
  • the magnetic pins return to their default position when external forces (as e.g. exerted by a microwell plate) are removed. Said return to the default position is caused by reset forces exerted by their specific structure and/or fastening to the support plate.
  • the magnetic pins can be laterally displaceable up to 2 mm distance from their default position, more preferably up to 0.2 mm.
  • a further aspect described herein is the magnetic separation plate described above, wherein the magnetic pins are flexibly fastened to said support plate.
  • “Flexibly fastened” means that the pins are not attached to the support plate in a rigid manner, but can be tilted with respect to the support plate such that the pins can be laterally displaced at their separation portion.
  • the magnetic pins are fastened to the support plate via a holder containing one or more flexible elements.
  • a "holder” in the context of the invention is a mount for the magnetic pins and can for example be a plug, a cone, or a ball or any other object capable of holding a magnetic pin at its fastening portion.
  • a “flexible element” is an element made of any material that is compressible and/or extendable in a reversible manner. Such material can be intrinsically flexible like e.g. silicone rubber or polysulfide rubber or any other type of rubber, a polyurethane compound, latex, but it can also be flexible due to its geometrical construction or shape, like e.g. a spring made of metal.
  • a ball joint made of rigid material such as metal is also to be considered a flexible element in the context of the present invention, since it allows for individual displacement of the magnetic pins at their separation portion.
  • said one or more flexible elements are an outer layer made of flexible material, wherein said outer layer covers a rigid core. More preferably, said outer layer comprises one or more O-rings as flexible elements. Most preferably, said outer layer consists of one or more O-rings as flexible elements. In a preferred embodiment, said holder is a plug. Said O-rings are preferably made of rubber.
  • the magnetic pins are fastened to the support plate via a ball joint.
  • the magnetic pins of the magnetic separation plate are flexible.
  • the magnetic pins comprise a core containing two or more rigid elements that are displaceable with respect to each other, said magnetic pins further comprising a covering made of flexible material and embedding said rigid elements.
  • Preferred rigid elements are balls or rings. More preferably, said rigid elements are cylinder-shaped discs.
  • said flexible elements are wires.
  • the magnetic separation plate comprises magnetic pins that are intrinsically flexible as well as flexibly fastened.
  • the pins contain magnetic material or magnetizable material.
  • a magnetic separation system for use in methods employing magnetic particles said system comprising
  • a “magnetic separation system” means a device or combination of devices suitable for the separation of components in a mixture by means of magnetic forces.
  • a “multiwell plate” is a device for receiving liquid substances or mixtures in receptacles, the "wells". The latter are usually arranged in a defined geometrical pattern.
  • the "multiwell plate” can e.g. have 6, 12, 24, 48, 96, 384, 480 or 1536 "wells", but is not restricted to these numbers.
  • the plate can further be made of transparent material, allowing for the passage of light e.g. for detection purposes in a photometric assay.
  • a “multiwell plate” is made of plastics. In a preferred embodiment, the plastic is polypropylene.
  • a “multiwell plate” does not have any specific restrictions with regard to the shape, size or volume of its “wells”. Thus, a “multiwell plate” can be e.g. a deep-well plate, a microwell plate etc.
  • Magnetic particles are a magnetic or magnetizable solid phases. These particles may be preadapted to bind specific materials such as biological materials. Preadaptation can for example be achieved chemically (e.g. adding functional groups like amino groups to the particle surface) or biologically (e.g. coating the particle surface with antibodies or specific nucleic acid binding motives). Further, the "magnetic particles” preferably comprise a silica surface such as glass, thus facilitating binding of e.g. nucleic acids in the presence of chaotropic agents.
  • nucleic acids are agglutinated along with the magnetic particles.
  • the agglutinate is separated from the original solvent by applying a magnetic field and performing a wash step. After one wash step, the nucleic acids are dissolved in a Tris buffer.
  • Magnetic, porous glass is also available on the market that contains magnetic particles in a porous, particular glass matrix and is covered with a layer containing streptavidin.
  • This product can be used to isolate biological materials, e.g., proteins or nucleic acids, if they are modified in a complex preparation step so that they bind covalently to biotin.
  • Magnetizable particular adsorbents proved to be very efficient and suitable for automatic sample preparation.
  • Ferrimagnetic and ferromagnetic as well as superparamagnetic pigments are used for this purpose.
  • the most preferred MGPs and methods using magnetic glass particles are those described in WO 01/37291 . Particularly useful is the method according to R. Boom et al. (J Clin Microbiol. 28 (1990), 495-503 ).
  • Reversibly means that a process can be reverted without damaging components of a system.
  • the magnetic pins are "reversibly" inserted into the recesses of the multiwell plate, which means that pins and the recesses can be separated from one another by applying essentially the same force required as for insertion of the pins.
  • the "separation position” is a position in which the separation portion of the magnetic pins is inserted into the recesses of the multiwell plate with all or a part of their separation portion such that a magnetic field caused by the pins acts upon the magnetic particles within the wells of the multiwell plate.
  • the magnetic separation system according to the invention can advantageously be implemented into a larger analytical system.
  • another aspect of the invention is an analytical system comprising the magnetic separation system according to the invention, said analytical system further comprising a pipetting module comprising a pipettor.
  • An “analytical system” is an arrangement of components such as instruments interacting with each other with the ultimate aim to analyze a given sample.
  • the "pipetting module” is one such component of an analytical system, wherein the pipettor, which may e.g. a robotic pipetting device, accomplishes aspirating and dispensing the sample, reagents or mixtures and thus transferring them between the other different components of said system.
  • the pipettor which may e.g. a robotic pipetting device, accomplishes aspirating and dispensing the sample, reagents or mixtures and thus transferring them between the other different components of said system.
  • one aspect of the invention is the following: An analytical system comprising the magnetic separation system as described above, said analytical system further comprising a multiwell plate handling module and/or a magnetic separation plate handling module.
  • a “multiwell plate handling module” is a device for moving the multiwell plate in spatial relation to the magnetic separation plate. It comprises a holder for the multiwell plate such as a drawer, and further a component like a robotic pivot arm to move said holder with or without the multiwell plate.
  • the “magnetic separation plate handling module” is a device for the handling of the magnetic separation plate described herein.
  • the handling modules set out above may also comprise DC-motors for movement of the plates and opening/closing/pressing a plate cover, sensors to identify the type of plate, or a barcode reader for identifying the sample.
  • the analytical system according to the invention further comprises one or more elements selected from the following group:
  • a “reaction module” can comprise a variety of vessels like tubes or plates, in which a reaction for the analysis of the sample such as Polymerase Chain Reaction or hybridization of antibodies takes place.
  • the outer limits or walls of such vessels are chemically inert such that they do not interfere with the analytical reaction taking place within. Details of the Polymerase Chain Reaction are described infra.
  • a “detection module” can e.g. be an optical detection unit for detecting the result or the effect of the analysis procedure.
  • An optical detection unit may comprise a light source, e.g. a xenon lamp, optics such as mirrors, lenses, optical filters, fiber optics for guiding and filtering the light, one or more reference channels, or a CCD camera.
  • a “storage module” module stores the necessary reagents to bring about a chemical or biological reaction important for analysis of the sample in question. It can also contain further components useful for the method of the invention, e.g. disposables such as pipet tips or vessels to be used as reaction receptacles within the reaction module.
  • the analytical system further comprises a control unit for controlling system components.
  • control unit may comprise a software for ensuring that the different components of said analytical system work and interact correctly and with the correct timing, e.g. moving components such as the pipettor to the multiwell plate in a coordinated manner.
  • the control unit may also comprise a processor running a real-time operating system (RTOS), which is a multitasking operating system intended for real-time applications.
  • RTOS real-time operating system
  • the system processor is capable of managing real-time constraints, i.e. operational deadlines from event to system response regardless of system load. It controls in real time that different units within the system operate and respond correctly according to given instructions.
  • a further aspect of the present invention is a method as defined by claim 6 for the separation of magnetic particles, said method comprising the steps:
  • This method can be advantageously carried out with the magnetic separation plate described herein and/or the magnetic separation system or analytical system according to the invention as described supra.
  • the method according to the invention further comprises the step of retracting the magnetic pins from the recesses of the multiwell plate for removing the magnetic field from the magnetic particles after step c).
  • Another aspect described herein is the use of the magnetic separation plate disclosed herein for the separation of magnetic particles.
  • PCR Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • PCR Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • PCR typically employs two or more oligonucleotide primers that bind to a selected nucleic acid template (e.g. DNA or RNA).
  • Primers useful for nucleic acid analysis include oligonucleotides capable of acting as a point of initiation of nucleic acid synthesis within the nucleic acid sequences of the microbial nucleic acid or quantitative standard nucleic acid.
  • a primer can be purified from a restriction digest by conventional methods, or it can be produced synthetically.
  • the primer is preferably single-stranded for maximum efficiency in amplification, but the primer can be double-stranded.
  • Double-stranded primers are first denatured, i.e., treated to separate the strands.
  • One method of denaturing double stranded nucleic acids is by heating.
  • a "thermostable polymerase” is a polymerase enzyme that is heat stable, i.e., it is an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of primer extension products complementary to a template and does not irreversibly denature when subjected to the elevated temperatures for the time necessary to effect denaturation of double-stranded template nucleic acids.
  • the synthesis is initiated at the 3' end of each primer and proceeds in the 5' to 3' direction along the template strand.
  • Thermostable polymerases have been isolated from Thermus flavus, T. ruber, T. thermophilus, T. aquaticus, T. lacteus, T. rubens, Bacillus stearothermophilus, and Methanothermus fervidus. Nonetheless, polymerases that are not thermostable also can be employed in PCR assays provided the enzyme is replenished. If the template nucleic acid is double-stranded, it is necessary to separate the two strands before it can be used as a template in PCR. Strand separation can be accomplished by any suitable denaturing method including physical, chemical or enzymatic means.
  • One method of separating the nucleic acid strands involves heating the nucleic acid until it is predominately denatured (e.g., greater than 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90% or 95% denatured).
  • the heating conditions necessary for denaturing template nucleic acid will depend, e.g., on the buffer salt concentration and the length and nucleotide composition of the nucleic acids being denatured, but typically range from about 90°C to about 105°C for a time depending on features of the reaction such as temperature and the nucleic acid length. Denaturation is typically performed for about 30 sec to 4 min (e.g., 1 min to 2 min 30 sec, or 1.5 min).
  • the reaction mixture is allowed to cool to a temperature that promotes annealing of each primer to its target sequence on the microbial nucleic acid and/or quantitative standard nucleic acid.
  • the temperature for annealing is usually from about 35°C to about 65°C (e.g., about 40°C to about 60°C; about 45°C to about 50°C).
  • Annealing times can be from about 10 sec to about 1 min (e.g., about 20 sec to about 50 sec; about 30 sec to about 40 sec).
  • the reaction mixture is then adjusted to a temperature at which the activity of the polymerase is promoted or optimized, i.e., a temperature sufficient for extension to occur from the annealed primer to generate products complementary to the nucleic acid to be analyzed.
  • the temperature should be sufficient to synthesize an extension product from each primer that is annealed to a nucleic acid template, but should not be so high as to denature an extension product from its complementary template (e.g., the temperature for extension generally ranges from about 40° to 80°C (e.g., about 50°C to about 70°C; about 60°C).
  • Extension times can be from about 10 sec to about 5 min (e.g., about 30 sec to about 4 min; about 1 min to about 3 min; about 1 min 30 sec to about 2 min).
  • the newly synthesized strands form a double-stranded molecule that can be used in the succeeding steps of the reaction.
  • the steps of strand separation, annealing, and elongation can be repeated as often as needed to produce the desired quantity of amplification products corresponding to the microbial nucleic acid and/or quantitative standard nucleic acid.
  • the limiting factors in the reaction are the amounts of primers, thermostable enzyme, and nucleoside triphosphates present in the reaction.
  • the cycling steps i.e., denaturation, annealing, and extension
  • cycling steps For use in detection, the number of cycling steps will depend, e.g., on the nature of the sample. If the sample is a complex mixture of nucleic acids, more cycling steps will be required to amplify the target sequence sufficient for detection. Generally, the cycling steps are repeated at least about 20 times, but may be repeated as many as 40, 60, or even 100 times.
  • Nucleic acid amplification reactions apart from PCR comprise the Ligase Chain Reaction (LCR; Wu D. Y. and Wallace R. B., Genomics 4 (1989) 560-69 ; and Barany F., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 88 (1991)189-193 ); Polymerase Ligase Chain Reaction ( Barany F., PCR Methods and Applic. 1 (1991) 5-16 ); Gap-LCR ( WO 90/01069 ); Repair Chain Reaction ( EP 0439182 A2 ), 3SR ( Kwoh D. Y. et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci.
  • nucleic acid detection methods are known to the expert in the field and are described in standard textbooks as Sambrook J. et al., Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, New York, 1989 and Ausubel F. et al.: Current Protocols in Molecular Biology 1987, J. Wiley and Sons, NY .
  • the detection methods may include but are not limited to the binding or intercalating of specific dyes as ethidium bromide which intercalates into the double-stranded DNA and changes its fluorescence thereafter.
  • the purified nucleic acid may also be separated by electrophoretic methods optionally after a restriction digest and visualized thereafter. There are also probe-based assays which exploit the oligonucleotide hybridization to specific sequences and subsequent detection of the hybrid. It is also possible to sequence the nucleic acid after further steps known to the expert in the field.
  • a useful template-dependent nucleic acid polymerase is the ZO5 DNA polymerase and mutations thereof.
  • Other template-dependent nucleic acid polymerases comprise e.g. Taq polymerase and Tth Polymerase.
  • Fig. 1 Perspective view of a magnetic separation plate.
  • the support plate (1) consists of a lower plate (2) and an upper plate (3) that are combined with each other.
  • the magnetic pins (4) are fastened to the support plate at their fastening portion (5) via plugs (6) with the plate, the plugs each having two O-rings (7) made of flexible material.
  • the pins protrude from the plate towards the outside via openings (8) in the upper part of the support plate.
  • the O-rings confer flexibility to the magnetic pins relatively to the support plate such that their separation portions (9) are individually displaceable. The presence of two separate rings causes a reset force upon displacement of the pins' separation portion and therefore provides for a defined default position of the latter.
  • the magnetic pins further possess an intermediate portion (10) between the fastening and the separation portion.
  • the preferred pattern of the poles is that all of them are arranged in the same orientation.
  • Fig. 2 Bottom view of a multiwell plate.
  • the magnetic pins of the magnetic separation plate (not shown) are inserted into preadapted recesses (11) within the multiwell plate (12).
  • every four wells 13, seen from below are positioned around a recess for a magnetic pin causing a magnetic field (14) in the surrounding wells.
  • Fig. 3 Schematic cross section of a multiwell plate and a magnetic separation plate in three different positions interacting with each other.
  • a first (inactive) position ( Fig. 3a )
  • the magnetic pins (4) are fastened to the support plate (1).
  • the magnetic separation plate and the multiwell plate (12) are not in contact with each other.
  • the magnetic pins (4) are inserted into the preadapted recesses (11) within the multiwell plate.
  • the sample (15) is exposed to the magnetic field homogeneously throughout its entire height.
  • the pins do not protrude higher than the fluid surface in order to avoid retraction of the magnetic particles (16) from the fluid.
  • the magnetic particles are attracted to the walls of the wells.
  • a third (separation) position ( Fig. 3c )
  • the magnetic pins (4) are inserted into the preadapted recesses (11) to a lesser extent, thus causing a stronger magnetic field (14) at the bottom of the wells than in the upper part.
  • the magnetic particles (16) are attracted closer to the well bottom and are less prone to being accidentally retrieved from the well during removal of the supernatant.
  • Fig. 4 Schematic side view of an analytical system comprising a magnetic separation system.
  • the analytical system comprises a moveable robotic pipettor (17) for aspirating and dispensing the sample, reagents or mixtures and thus transferring them between the other different components of said system.
  • the system further comprises a multiwell plate handling module (18) for moving the multiwell plate in spatial relation to the magnetic separation plate, and a magnetic separation plate handling module (19) with an analogous function with respect to the magnetic separation plate.
  • the multiwell plate (not depicted) is, in this embodiment, also the reaction module.
  • the system also contains a storage module for reagents (20) necessary to bring about a chemical or biological reaction important for the analysis of the sample in question, and further a storage module for disposables (21) such as pipette tips.
  • a control unit (24) for controlling the other system components.

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  1. Système de séparation magnétique pour une utilisation dans des procédés employant des particules magnétiques, ledit système comprenant
    • une plaque de séparation magnétique pour une utilisation dans des procédés employant des particules magnétiques, ladite plaque de séparation magnétique comprenant une plaque de support (1) et des tiges magnétiques (4) dans un agencement géométrique prédéterminé, lesdites tiges magnétiques (4) ayant une partie d'attache (5), une partie intermédiaire (10) et une partie de séparation (9) et étant attachées à ladite plaque de support (1) au niveau de leur partie d'attache (5), lesdites tiges magnétiques (4) étant déplaçables individuellement au niveau de leur partie de séparation (9)
    • une plaque multipuits (12) comprenant des puits (13) pour recevoir des fluides contenant lesdites particules magnétiques, ladite plaque multipuits (12) comprenant en outre des évidements (11) dans des positions correspondant à l'agencement géométrique prédéterminé des tiges magnétiques (4) de ladite plaque de séparation magnétique,
    dans lequel les parties de séparation (9) desdites tiges magnétiques sont pré-adaptées morphologiquement 'pour s'ajuster de façon réversible dans lesdits évidements (11) dans une position de séparation.
  2. Système analytique comprenant le système de séparation magnétique selon la revendication 1, ledit système analytique comprenant en outre un module de pipettage comprenant un pipeteur (17).
  3. Système analytique comprenant le système de séparation magnétique selon la revendication 1, ledit système analytique comprenant en outre un module de manipulation de plaques multipuits (18) et/ou un module de manipulation de plaques de séparation magnétique (19).
  4. Système analytique comprenant le système de séparation magnétique selon la revendication 1, ledit système analytique comprenant en outre un ou plusieurs éléments choisis dans le groupe suivant :
    • un module de réaction contenant les composants d'une réaction chimique et/ou biochimique
    • un module de détection (22) pour la détection de signaux induits par un analyte
    • un module de stockage pour des réactifs (20) et/ou des consommables (21).
  5. Système analytique selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 à 4, comprenant en outre une unité de commande (24) pour la commande des composants du système.
  6. Procédé de séparation de particules magnétiques, ledit procédé comprenant les étapes :
    a) fournir une plaque multipuits (12) contenant des particules magnétiques (16) et un échantillon biologique (15) dans un ou plusieurs puits (13)
    b) fournir une plaque de séparation magnétique comprenant une plaque de support (1) et des tiges magnétiques (4) dans un agencement géométrique prédéterminé, lesdites tiges magnétiques (4) ayant une partie d'attache (5), une partie intermédiaire (10) et une partie de séparation (9) et étant attachées à ladite plaque de support (1) au niveau de leur partie d'attache (5), lesdites tiges magnétiques (4) étant déplaçables individuellement au niveau de leur partie de séparation (9)
    c) insérer de façon réversible lesdites tiges magnétiques (4) dans les évidements (11) de ladite plaque multipuits (12) dans des positions correspondant à l'agencement géométrique prédéterminé des tiges magnétiques (4) de ladite plaque de séparation magnétique pour appliquer un champ magnétique (14) auxdites particules magnétiques (16) dans lesdits puits (13).
  7. Procédé selon la revendication 6, comprenant en outre l'étape de rétractation des tiges magnétiques (4) des évidements (11) de la plaque multipuits (12) pour retirer le champ magnétique (14) des particules magnétiques (16) après l'étape c).
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