WO2003036263A3 - Method and apparatus for parallel dispensing of defined volumes of solid particles - Google Patents

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WO2003036263A3
WO2003036263A3 PCT/US2002/034447 US0234447W WO03036263A3 WO 2003036263 A3 WO2003036263 A3 WO 2003036263A3 US 0234447 W US0234447 W US 0234447W WO 03036263 A3 WO03036263 A3 WO 03036263A3
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Elizabeth Nanthakumar
Josef Backes
Siegfried Unger
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Grohmann Engineering Gmbh
Elizabeth Nanthakumar
Josef Backes
Siegfried Unger
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Abstract

A sample preparation system(100) provides an automated process that dispenses appropriate amounts of solid material into wells of a microtiter plate for mixing into a suspension. The system utilizes an array of hollow tubes(1802) that are lowered into a particle reservoir(204) such that particle material is forced up into the tubes. During loading, solid plungers(1808) in the tubes are positioned a known distance from the open end of the tubes. When the particle material is to be dispensed, the plungers are lowered to push the particle material out of the tubes and into receiving wells(204) of the microtiter plate. The plunger stroke and internal diameter of the tubes defines the dispensed volume of particle material.
PCT/US2002/034447 2001-10-26 2002-10-25 Method and apparatus for parallel dispensing of defined volumes of solid particles WO2003036263A2 (en)

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