Apparatus for treating analytes
US5480803A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 22, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N1/31
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus includes an enclosed chamber in which a motor-driven cylinder is mounted for rotation about a horizontal axis. The lower half of the cylinder is disposed in a trough. A blot can be attached, analyte side outward, to the surface of the cylinder, and the cylinder is then rotated to carry the blot through a succession of treatment liquids, with which the trough is charged. Each liquid is discharged from the through before the next liquid is supplied. The liquid in the through can be maintained at any desired temperature above the ambient temperature. Water can be sprayed onto the blot to wash a liquid off and to flush the trough. The blot may be held in position on the cylinder by rollers which engage only the side edges of the blot.
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