摘要:
To simplify the process of preparing microscope slides, an automatic staining apparatus is disclosed. The disclosed automatic staining apparatus comprises an electromechanical automatic staining device that is coupled to a personal computer system using an interface card. An autostainer control program runs on the personal computer system. The autostainer control program allows a user to simply program the automatic staining apparatus using simple commands entered in the graphical user interface. The autostainer control program includes several features that simplify the programming such as safeguards that ensure compatible reagents are being used; automatic buffer solution requirement calculator; and the ability to determine optimal staining procedure. The electromechanical automatic staining device includes features such as dual waste bins for hazardous and nonhazardous waste storage, an automatic dispenser cleansing system; and a slide clip that minimizes capillary effect.
摘要:
An apparatus comprising a reagent atomization and delivery system. In one embodiment, a reagent atomization and delivery system includes an atomizer that uniformly and simultaneously delivers a spray of atomized reagent toward a plurality of reagent receiving sites on a specimen plate. The reagent atomization and delivery system is advantageously used in conjunction with an imaging system (e.g., visible-spectrum, infrared-spectrum, etc.). Specifically, once the atomized reagent is dispensed, it triggers chemical/physiological reactions that are then advantageously subjected to imaging analysis (e.g., visible-spectrum imaging, infrared spectrum imaging, etc.).
摘要:
An automated immunostaining apparatus having a reagent application zone and a reagent supply zone. The apparatus has a carousel slide support supporting a plurality of slide supports thereon, and drive means engaging the carousel slide support for consecutively positioning each of a plurality of slide supports in the reagent application zone. The apparatus also has a carousel reagent support having a plurality of reagent container supports thereon, and drive means engaging the carousel for rotating the carousel and positioning a preselected reagent container support in the reagent supply zone. The apparatus also has a reagent delivery actuator means positioned for engaging a reagent container positioned on a container support in the reagent delivery zone and initiating reagent delivery from the reagent container to a slide supported on a slide support in the reagent receiving zone.
摘要:
In a testing system for chemical substances or substance mixtures, especially for potential plant protection compositions, the chemical substance to be tested or the substance mixture to be tested is applied to a test specimen, especially to plants or parts of plants. When a predetermined period of time has elapsed, the test specimen is examined for the activity of the substance or substance mixture. For this purpose, first of all a type of test specimen is selected from a stock of test specimens, and the substances to be tested are selected from a stock of substances to be tested. The selected type of test specimen and the selected substances are identified (BC1, BC2) by means of a machine-readable code and those codes are supplied to a memory unit (12). The test specimens are placed in readiness in a carrier plate (30), for which purpose each test specimen or a section (BR) of test specimen is deposited in a well (300) that is provided in the carrier plate (30) and that is partly filled with a nutrient solution (301). Then a spraying device (150, 151) is inserted into the well (300) of the carrier plate (30) and sprays the test specimen deposited therein with the selected substance and is then removed from the well (300) again or the spraying device is positioned immediately above the well (300) of the carrier plate (30) and sprays the test specimen deposited therein with the selected substance.
摘要:
A method of assembly of a fluid dispenser of an apparatus for an automated biological reaction system is provided. In the processing of a biological reaction system, there is a need for consistently placing an amount of fluid on a slide. In order to accomplish this, several methods are used including a consistency pulse and a volume adjust means. Moreover, in order to reliably operate an automated biological reaction system, the dispenser must be reliable, easy to assemble and accurate. Among other things, in order to accomplish this, the dispense chamber is substantially in line with the reservoir chamber, the reservoir chamber piston is removed, and the flow of fluid through the dispenser is simplified. Further, in order to operate the automated biological reaction system more reliably, the system is designed in modular pieces with higher functions performed by a host device and the execution of the staining operations performed by remote devices. Also, to reliably catalog data which is used by the automated biological reaction system, data is loaded to a memory device, which in turn is used by the operator to update the operator's databases. The generation of the sequence of steps for the automated biological reaction device based on data loaded by the operator, including checks to determine the ability to complete the run, is provided.
摘要:
The invention relates to methods and systems for high throughput and quantitative processing, assaying and development of microarrays of DNA, proteins and other biological and chemical reagents. An in-line processing system can be utilized based on a continuous indexing of microarray slides or substrates through a series of processes where different functions or processes are performed at different positions on a conveyor. A batch processing system can also be utilized, wherein the process steps are performed serially to an array of microarray slides or substrates mounted on a movable table or carriage. A versatile positive displacement aerosol dispensing system has the ability to aspirate fluid. A universal substrate cassette can hold a plurality of substrates or slides through a number of process steps without the need to remove the substrates or slides from the cassette.
摘要:
An automated immunostaining apparatus having a reagent application zone and a reagent supply zone. The apparatus has a carousel slide support supporting a plurality of slide supports thereon, and drive means engaging the carousel slide support for consecutively positioning each of a plurality of slide supports in the reagent application zone. The apparatus also has a carousel reagent support having a plurality of reagent container supports thereon, and drive means engaging the carousel for rotating the carousel and positioning a preselected reagent container support in the reagent supply zone. The apparatus also has a reagent delivery actuator means positioned for engaging a reagent container positioned on a container support in the reagent delivery zone and initiating reagent delivery from the reagent container to a slide supported on a slide support in the reagent receiving zone.
摘要:
In a testing system for chemical substances or substance mixtures, especially for potential plant protection compositions, the chemical substance to be tested or the substance mixture to be tested is applied to a test specimen, especially to plants or parts of plants. When a predetermined period of time has elapsed, the test specimen is examined for the activity of the substance or substance mixture. For this purpose, first of all a type of test specimen is selected from a stock of test specimens, and the substances to be tested are selected from a stock of substances to be tested. The selected type of test specimen and the selected substances are identified (BC1, BC2) with a machine-readable code and those codes are supplied to a memory unit (12). The test specimens are placed in readiness in a carrier plate (30), for which purpose each test specimen or a section (BR) of test specimen is deposited in a well (300) that is provided in the carrier plate (30) and that is partly filled with a nutrient solution (301). Then a spraying device (150, 151) is inserted into the well (300) of the carrier plate (30) and sprays the test specimen deposited therein with the selected substance and is then removed from the well (300) again or the spraying device is positioned immediately above the well (300) of the carrier plate (30) and sprays the test specimen deposited therein with the selected substance.
摘要:
A flexible container containing pre-deposited reagents, comprising a plurality of temporarily sealed, breakable compartments dispersed in the container, each compartment containing a reagent useful for immuno-assaying, and each compartment comprising opposed confining walls at least one of which is sufficiently flexible as to allow the compartment to be compressed in the presence of an adequate external force, external outlets in the container for the contents of said compartments, passageways extending from each of the compartments to the outlets, each of the outlets terminating in a platform that supports a drop of at least 10 .mu.L as a pendant drop, the platforms of at least two of the outlets being adjacent so as to form between them an exterior angle with respect to each other sufficient to cause drops pendant therefrom to substantially uniformly intermix.
摘要:
An automated immunostaining apparatus having a reagent application zone and a reagent supply zone. The apparatus has a carousel slide support supporting a plurality of slide supports thereon, and drive device engaging the carousel slide support for consecutively positioning each of a plurality of slide supports in the reagent application zone. The apparatus also has a carousel reagent support having a plurality of reagent container supports thereon, and drive device engaging the carousel for rotating the carousel and positioning a preselected reagent container support in the reagent supply zone. The apparatus also has a reagent delivery actuator device positioned for engaging a reagent container positioned on a container support in the reagent delivery zone and initating reagent delivery from the reagent container to a slide supported on a slide support in the reagent receiving zone.