CPC B01L 3/50853 (2013.01) [B01L 2300/041 (2013.01); B01L 2300/047 (2013.01); B01L 2300/048 (2013.01); B01L 2300/049 (2013.01); B01L 2300/06 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0832 (2013.01)] | 22 Claims |
1. A synthesizer system comprising:
a vacuum block;
a sealing plate coupled to the vacuum block and positioned above the vacuum block along a vertical direction, the sealing plate having a sealing plate central opening;
a synthesis plate having a plurality of wells, the synthesis plate located at least partially within the sealing plate central opening; and
an inflatable seal positioned laterally between the sealing plate and the synthesis plate, wherein the inflatable seal is in direct physical contact with both the sealing plate and with a sidewall of the synthesis plate along a lateral direction that is perpendicular to the vertical direction, thereby forming a lateral seal between the sealing plate and the synthesis plate and thereby also centering the sealing plate within the sealing plate central opening.
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