Abstract:
An apparatus (10) and a method for concentrating and transferring volatile compounds contained in a sample on a detachable solid support (12) into a liquid for subsequent detection and/or analysis of the volatile compounds, are described. The apparatus comprises a holder (14) for the solid support (12), means (16) for transporting the holder (14) to a heating position on a heatable plate (18), a closed room-creating arrangement comprising the heatable plate (18) attached to a movable housing (30), the holder (14), the solid support (12), a funnel (20) on the solid support (12), and inside the funnel (20) a cold spot (22), means inside the housing (30) for heating the heatable plate (18) to evaporate the volatile compounds which then are condensed on the cold spot (22), means (24) for transporting the cold spot (22) from a cooler (26) to the inside of the funnel (20) and from there to a position (28) where condensed compounds are removed from the cold spot (22) into a liquid.
Abstract:
A mixture of isolated or synthetic affinity molecules in a liquid carrier is disclosed. The mixture comprises at least two different affinity molecules, each with affinity for a predetermined analyte, for use in a single or multi flow cell piezoelectric crystal micro balance apparatus. Each isolated or synthetic affinity molecule forms molecule forms together with the predetermined analyte an interaction pair selected from the group consisting of anion-cation, antibody-antigen, receptor-ligand, enzyme-substrate, oligonucleotide-oligonucleotide with complementary sequence, oligonucleotide-protein, oligonucleotide-cell, and peptide nucleic acid (PNA) oligomer - polynucleotide, wherein the polynucleotide may be selected from the group consisting of RNA, DNA and PNA polymers complementary to the PNA oligomer. Use of the mixture for introduction into the liquid flow of a single or multi flow cell piezoelectric crystal micro balance apparatus is also described, as well as a kit containing the mixture.
Abstract:
Thermostable coated filter disks for adsorption/desorption of gaseous analytes from air, wherein the filter pore walls are coated with a thermostable polymer, are described. Further, amethod of concentrating small amounts of gaseous analytes from air for further analysis is disclosed. Additionally, use of the thermostable filter disks for adsorption and desorption of gaseous analytes, such as explosives and narcotics is comprised by the disclosure.