| abstract |
The present invention relates to a biological sample collection, archiving, purification, and manipulating system (8) and methods for collecting, archiving, purifying, and manipulating biological samples. The system can include a plurality of devices (8), each having a species-immobilizing filter (20) within a tubular body (10). The body (10) includes first and second end openings (14, 18) and one or more removable caps (16, 12) or sealing devices for sealing the end openings (14, 18). A plurality of the devices (8) can be positioned in an array tray for simultaneously archiving, purifying, or reacting respective samples collected in the plate having a plurality of through-holes with each through-hole having a species- immobilizing filter disposed therein. The plate system also includes sealing devices such as sealing trays or removable caps for sealing first and second end openings of each through-hole of the plate. |