Rotor assembly and method for automatically processing liquids
Abstract
A rotor assembly for performing a relatively large number of processing steps upon a sample, such as a whole blood sample, and a diluent, such as water, includes a rotor body for rotation about an axis and including a network of chambers within which various processing steps are performed upon the sample and diluent and passageways through which the sample and diluent are transferred. A transfer mechanism is movable through the rotor body by the influence of a magnetic field generated adjacent the transfer mechanism and movable along the rotor body, and the assembly utilizes centrifugal force, a transfer of momentum and capillary action to perform any of a number of processing steps such as separation, aliquoting, transference, washing, reagent addition and mixing of the sample and diluent within the rotor body. The rotor body is particularly suitable for automatic immunoassay analyses.
- Inventors:
-
- (Oak Ridge, TN)
- (Loudon, TN)
- (Knoxville, TN)
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- LOCKHEED MARTIN ENRGY SYST INC
- OSTI Identifier:
- 868602
- Patent Number(s):
- 5173262
- Assignee:
- Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. (Oak Ridge, TN) ORNL
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- rotor; assembly; method; automatically; processing; liquids; performing; relatively; steps; sample; blood; diluent; water; rotation; axis; including; network; chambers; various; performed; passageways; transferred; transfer; mechanism; movable; influence; magnetic; field; generated; adjacent; utilizes; centrifugal; force; momentum; capillary; action; perform; separation; aliquoting; transference; washing; reagent; addition; mixing; particularly; suitable; automatic; immunoassay; analyses; blood sample; centrifugal force; rotor assembly; particularly suitable; magnetic field; processing steps; field generated; capillary action; assembly utilizes; processing step; processing liquids; transfer mechanism; /422/436/494/
Citation Formats
Burtis, Carl A., Johnson, Wayne F., and Walker, William A. Rotor assembly and method for automatically processing liquids. United States: N. p., 1992.
Web.
Burtis, Carl A., Johnson, Wayne F., & Walker, William A. Rotor assembly and method for automatically processing liquids. United States.
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"Rotor assembly and method for automatically processing liquids". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868602.
@article{osti_868602,
title = {Rotor assembly and method for automatically processing liquids},
author = {Burtis, Carl A. and Johnson, Wayne F. and Walker, William A.},
abstractNote = {A rotor assembly for performing a relatively large number of processing steps upon a sample, such as a whole blood sample, and a diluent, such as water, includes a rotor body for rotation about an axis and including a network of chambers within which various processing steps are performed upon the sample and diluent and passageways through which the sample and diluent are transferred. A transfer mechanism is movable through the rotor body by the influence of a magnetic field generated adjacent the transfer mechanism and movable along the rotor body, and the assembly utilizes centrifugal force, a transfer of momentum and capillary action to perform any of a number of processing steps such as separation, aliquoting, transference, washing, reagent addition and mixing of the sample and diluent within the rotor body. The rotor body is particularly suitable for automatic immunoassay analyses.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1992},
month = {1}
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