Anti-pollution sealed cover with separation filter core and multi-chamber sample preparation device
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of nucleic acid molecular diagnosis, and particularly relates to an anti-pollution sealing cover with a separation filter element and a multi-chamber sample preparation device.
Background
With the continuous development of in-vitro diagnosis technology and the continuous exploration of accurate medical treatment, molecular diagnosis technology is gradually accepted by the medical examination staff due to the advantages of high sensitivity, high detection speed and the like. The PCR product occupies the main market of molecular diagnosis, has high sensitivity, strong specificity and short diagnosis window period, can be used for qualitative or quantitative detection, and is widely used for diagnosing infectious diseases, prepotency, genetic diseases genes, tumors and other diseases. The PCR detection requires steps of sample pretreatment, nucleic acid extraction and purification, PCR amplification, software analysis and interpretation and the like from sample acquisition to detection result acquisition, thereby bringing a series of problems such as the need of various professional equipment, complex operation steps, high requirement on the operation skills of practitioners, long time consumption, laboratory pollution and the like.
In order to solve the problems, a plurality of fully integrated microfluidic chip products are developed in recent years, one instrument is provided with a multifunctional integrated chip, reagents required by all reactions are integrated in the chip, and the full-flow operation of sample inlet-outlet can be realized. One type of microfluidic chip product controls the flow of liquid in the chip by pumping through a micropump valve, and in the pumping process of the pump valve, air in the environment can be brought into the chip along with the pumping, and if the test environment is polluted by nucleic acid aerosol, a detection chip behind the test environment can cause false positive problem due to aerosol pollution. Therefore, when designing such integrated chips, in addition to the storage of various reagents and the design of flow path functions, the design of pollution prevention of the gas exchange portion between the inside and the outside of the chip is also important to consider.
Disclosure of Invention
Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by the invention is to provide the anti-pollution sealing cover with the blocking filter element and the multi-chamber sample preparation device, which can intercept nucleic acid aerosol possibly existing in inlet and outlet air flow, thereby preventing aerosol from entering the system to generate aerosol pollution.
In order to solve the problems, the invention provides an anti-pollution sealing cover with a blocking filter element, which comprises a cover body and a base which are buckled in opposite directions, wherein a sealing cavity is formed between the cover body and the base, an air inlet gap is formed between the cover body and the base, the blocking filter element is arranged in the air inlet gap, the blocking filter element can intercept nucleic acid aerosol in gas entering from the air inlet gap to allow the gas to pass through, an air passing hole communicated with the air inlet gap is formed in the base, and one side of the base far away from the cover body can be in sealing connection with a multi-cavity sample preparation box body.
In some embodiments, the barrier filter element is electrically, preferably positively, charged and/or is formed from a hydrophobic material.
In some embodiments, the barrier filter element is a porous structure made of powdery polymer material through high-temperature sintering or stamping, and the pore diameter of the porous structure is between 0.05 and 10 mu m
In some embodiments, a first through hole is penetrated in the central position of the base, a second through hole corresponding to the first through hole is formed in the central position of the cover body, the air inlet gap is formed between the orifice of the second through hole and the orifice of the first through hole, and the upper end face and the lower end face of the blocking filter element are clamped by the orifice of the second through hole and the orifice of the first through hole.
In some embodiments, the base has a sealing platform extending toward one side of the cover at a position of the aperture of the first through hole, and the plurality of air passing holes are configured on the sealing platform.
In some embodiments, the sealing platform is a circular boss, the inner diameter of the circular boss is larger than the apertures of the first through hole and the second through hole, and the blocking filter element is cylindrical.
In some embodiments, a sealing membrane is attached to the sealing platform.
In some embodiments, the cover body is screwed with the base, and/or a sealing ring is arranged between the cover body and the base, so that gas can only enter the sealing cavity through the blocking filter element.
In some embodiments, a sealing rib is arranged on one side of the base, which faces away from the cover body, and the sealing rib separates the plurality of air passing holes into mutually independent spaces one by one.
The invention also provides a multi-cavity sample preparation device which comprises a multi-cavity sample preparation box body, wherein the anti-pollution sealing cover provided with the blocking filter element is connected to the opening of the top of the multi-cavity sample preparation box body in a sealing way.
According to the anti-pollution sealing cover provided by the invention, when the corresponding multi-cavity sample preparation box body needs to have gas inlet and outlet, the blocking filter element can intercept nucleic acid aerosol possibly existing in inlet and outlet air flow, so that the problem of aerosol pollution caused by the fact that the aerosol enters the system is prevented.
Drawings
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an anti-pollution seal cover according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1 (curved arrows in the figure illustrate the general flow direction of the air flow);
FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of the cover in FIG. 1;
fig. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the base in fig. 1.
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1. The filter comprises a cover body, a cover body annular wall, 12 parts of first radial protrusions, 13 parts of second through holes, 2 parts of a base, 21 parts of gas passing holes, 22 parts of first through holes, 23 parts of base annular walls, 24 parts of second radial protrusions, 25 parts of sealing platforms and 3 parts of blocking filter elements.
Detailed Description
Referring to fig. 1 to 4, according to an embodiment of the present invention, an anti-pollution sealing cover provided with a blocking filter element is provided, and the anti-pollution sealing cover comprises a cover body 1 and a base 2 which are buckled in opposite directions, a sealing cavity is formed between the cover body 1 and the base 2, an air inlet gap is formed between the cover body 1 and the base 2, a blocking filter element 3 is installed in the air inlet gap, the blocking filter element 3 can intercept nucleic acid aerosol in gas entering in the air inlet gap to allow the gas to pass through, a gas passing hole 21 communicated with the air inlet gap is formed in the base 2, and one side, far away from the cover body 1, of the base 2 can be in sealing connection with a multi-chamber sample preparation box body, and it can be understood that the blocking filter element 3 is made of a microporous material which can be ventilated so as to ensure that both forward and reverse directions of air can pass through, specifically, the blocking filter element 3 is a porous structure made of a powder polymer material through high temperature sintering or punching, and the pore diameter of the porous structure is between 0.05 μm and 10 μm. According to the technical scheme, when the corresponding multi-cavity sample preparation box body needs to have gas inlet and outlet, the separation filter element 3 can realize physical interception on nucleic acid aerosol possibly existing in inlet and outlet gas flow, so that the problem of aerosol pollution caused by the fact that the aerosol enters the system is prevented.
Furthermore, the blocking filter element 3 is provided with electropositivity, so that the electrostatic adsorption function can be compounded on the basis of physically intercepting the nucleic acid aerosol by the blocking filter element 3, the intercepting effect of the aerosol is further improved, and/or the blocking filter element 3 is made of a hydrophobic material, so that the blocking filter element 3 can adsorb water vapor in the air flow to influence the air passing rate. It can be understood that the smaller the aperture of the blocking filter element 3, the higher the interception efficiency of the nucleic acid aerosol, but the smaller the aperture, the lower the air permeability, so that the screening is performed in consideration of the actual use of the sealing cover. Preferably, however, the barrier filter element 3 is only capable of passing gases, but not liquids and solids. In some embodiments, the blocking filter element 3 is one of nylon, teflon, polypropylene and polyethylene, preferably a filter element made by a polyethylene sintering process, and can effectively block nucleic acid aerosol.
In some embodiments, the central position of the base 2 is penetrated by a first through hole 22, the central position of the cover 1 is provided with a second through hole 13 corresponding to the first through hole 22, the air inlet gap is formed between the orifice of the second through hole 13 and the orifice of the first through hole 22, the upper end surface and the lower end surface of the blocking filter element 3 are clamped by the orifice of the second through hole 13 and the orifice of the first through hole 22, the first through hole 22 and the second through hole 13 are penetrated in the axial direction of the sealing cover, a through passage of a suction pump valve provided with the multi-chamber sample preparation box body is formed, and the assembly requirement of related instruments and equipment is met, and meanwhile, the orifices of the two also form the air inlet gap and clamp the blocking filter element 3, so that the sealing cover has a simple and compact structure.
In some embodiments, the base 2 has a sealing platform 25 extending towards one side of the cover 1 at the position of the opening of the first through hole 22, a plurality of air passing holes 21 are configured on the sealing platform 25, further, the sealing platform 25 is a circular boss, the inner diameter of the circular boss is larger than the apertures of the first through hole 22 and the second through hole 13, and the blocking filter element 3 is cylindrical, so that the inner hole of the circular boss forms a positioning structure of the blocking filter element 3, so that the position of the blocking filter element 3 is more stable, and the central through hole of the cylindrical blocking filter element 3 can avoid a suction rod of a corresponding instrument.
The sealing platform 25 is connected with a sealing film (not shown in the figure), when the preparation box body is sealed with the sealing cover and the sealing film can be fixed on the sealing platform 25 in a hot pressing, ultrasonic welding and other modes after the preparation box body is filled with the reagent, the liquid reagent is prevented from being poured or volatilized, the solid reagent is prevented from being affected with damp and spoiled, when the sealing film is uncovered by a user (namely an operator), the air passing hole 21 is restored to a smooth state, and the function of controlling the liquid through pumping of the pump valve is realized.
In some embodiments, the cover 1 and the base 2 are connected in a screwing manner, the screwing manner may be a rotary engagement or a threaded screwing manner, specifically, the base 2 has a base annular wall 23 extending towards one side of the cover 1, when the cover 1 is fastened to the base 2, the cover annular wall 11 of the cover 1 and the base annular wall 23 are sealed together, wherein the inner wall of the cover annular wall 11 is provided with a plurality of first radial protrusions 12 arranged at intervals circumferentially, the outer wall of the base annular wall 23 is provided with a plurality of second radial protrusions 24 arranged at intervals circumferentially, and the plurality of first radial protrusions 12 and the plurality of second radial protrusions 24 are staggered with each other and can form axial overlapping under the action of an operator, so that the axial connection of the cover 1 and the base 2 is realized, and at this time, the top end surface of the base annular wall 23 is provided with a sealing ring (not shown in the figure) so that the axial connection between the cover 1 and the base annular wall 2 can be sealed only by the axial connection of the filter element 3. When the screwing connection is screwed, the sealing ring is not arranged, and sealing is realized through interference fit among threads in the screwing process.
In some embodiments, a sealing rib (not shown in the figure) is disposed on a side of the base 2 facing away from the cover 1, the sealing rib separates the plurality of air passing holes 21 into mutually independent spaces, and the independent spaces are respectively in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of chambers of the multi-chamber sample preparation cartridge body and are in sealing connection with each other through the sealing rib.
According to the embodiment of the invention, the multi-cavity sample preparation device comprises a multi-cavity sample preparation box body, and the anti-pollution sealing cover provided with the blocking filter element is connected to the opening of the top of the multi-cavity sample preparation box body in a sealing way. That is, the base 2 needs to be sealed with the multi-chamber sample preparation cartridge, and the periphery of the central through hole (concentrically arranged with the first through hole 22) of the sample preparation cartridge is provided with a plurality of accommodating chambers isolated from each other, the accommodating chambers are pre-filled with liquid or solid biological detection reagents, and the base 2 and the preparation cartridge can be sealed by ultrasonic welding, laser welding, heat sealing and the like. Besides the peripheral and peripheral sealing of the base 2 and the central through hole of the preparation box, a plurality of containing cavities isolated from each other in the preparation box are sealed independently, so that a sealing groove (namely the sealing rib) corresponding to the wall of the containing cavity is arranged on the back surface of the base, and the sealing is convenient. At least one air passing hole 21 is arranged in the sealing groove in a surrounding mode, the size of the air passing holes 21 can be equal or different, the size of the air passing holes 21 can be set according to the use requirement, and the air passing holes 21 can be used for ventilation, liquid injection and the like.
It will be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art that the above advantageous ways can be freely combined and superimposed without conflict.
The foregoing description of the preferred embodiments of the invention is not intended to be limiting, but rather is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and principles of the invention. The foregoing is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications and variations can be made without departing from the technical principles of the present invention, and these modifications and variations should also be regarded as the scope of the invention.