Patent attributes
A holder for reagents, such as may be used for transporting the reagents and for carrying out processing operations on biological samples with the reagents. The holders typically hold reagents for amplifying polynucleotides extracted from the samples. The holder comprises a connecting member; a process tube affixed to the connecting member and having an aperture located in the connecting member; at least one socket, located in the connecting member, and configured to accept a pipette tip; two or more reagent tubes disposed on the underside of the connecting member, each having an inlet aperture located in the connecting member; and one or more receptacles, located in the connecting member and each being configured to receive a reagent tube. Also described are reagent tubes configured with stellated shaped patterns, on their bottom interior surfaces, configured to facilitate complete or near-complete withdrawal of fluid from the tube, via a pipette tip.
