LabChip GX Touch/GXII Touch Instrument Description 132
P/N CLS151164 Rev. B LabChip GX Touch/GXII Touch User Manual PerkinElmer, Inc.
Chip Interface
The Chip Interface holds the chip, provides the voltage to the chip
channels to load, inject, and separate the sample, provides
pressure to prime the chip with separation gel, and provides
vacuum to the chip wells to pull samples from the microplate into
the chip. The Chip Interface also contains a heating element to
maintain a constant temperature in the chip’s microfluidic channels
and provides an optically black beam dump to increase sensitivity
and aid fluorescence detection.
Figure 56. Chip Interface
Figure 57. Chip Interface Lid
Lid
Optics Lens
Optical Beam
Pressure Plate/
Sipper Slot
Dump
Chip Heater