The role of peristaltic pumps in nucleic acid reagents

19/04/2022
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Now that the epidemic is facing ups and downs again, everyone feels that this year is also very difficult. I hope the epidemic will pass as soon as possible, and I am grateful to those who have worked hard during the epidemic. Because of this epidemic, we are no longer unfamiliar with nucleic acid reagents, so do you know how this reagent is made? What role does the peristaltic pump play? Share it with you here. What is nucleic acid?
In general, the nucleic acid is a general term for DNA and RNA, because viruses are mainly composed of genetic material and proteins, and the new coronavirus is an RNA virus. By detecting the presence of viral RNA in the throat swab sample of the tested person, it can be determined whether the tested person is infected with the virus.
Using real-time fluorescent reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) technology, the sample nucleic acid is extracted, and the nucleic acid amplifier is used to make a large number of DNA copies. If it contains new coronavirus nucleic acid, the instrument will detect a fluorescent signal, so that the new coronavirus can be detected.
Such detection reagents require a filling machine for filling in large quantities, and the peristaltic pump is an indispensable and important part of the filling part. Controlled by the self-control filling system of the peristaltic pump, the filling accuracy error is small, and the filling head will not have a dripping or overflow.
Secondly, the reagent only contacts the pump tube during the whole process of transferring the reagent into the filling system, which meets the requirements of safe and pollution-free production. During the whole filling process, only the pump tube will be lost, so the maintenance is also extremely simple. Regular replacement of the pump tubing is sufficient.