Abstract:
The present invention is concerned with an autonomous sampling system for use in a pharmaceutical facility in order to effect the autonomous sampling of pharmaceutical substances being manufactured in the facility and/or for effecting the autonomous sampling or monitoring of environmental conditions within the facility.
Abstract:
Un dispositif d'agitation et de prélèvement d'échantillons de liquides biologiques comprend un agitateur (30) de portoirs (8) de tubes (10), un organe d'échantillonnage (51, 52) propre à réaliser un prélèvement d'échantillon de liquides biologiques dans un tube (10). Le dispositif comporte en outre un ordonnanceur agencé pour définir un ordre de prélèvement des tubes (10) indépendamment de l'ordre du positionnement des tubes (10) dans les portoirs (8) respectifs et de l'ordre d'introduction des portoirs (8) dans le dispositif (1), et agencé pour commander l'agitateur (30) et l'organe d'échantillonnage (51, 52) pour traiter les tubes (10) selon cet ordre de prélèvement.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a biological sample collector 500 comprising a solid support 12 having plural discrete areas (22, 24, 26, 28 Fig 1) for accepting a biological sample, each area being chemically differentiated, for example by having a different chemical treatment sorbed onto the solid support. An envelope 530 encloses the solid support. A cover portion 520 can cover the biological sample after collection to prevent infection. UV light can be applied to the collected sample to reduce the risk of infection.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to devices, systems, and methods for screening compounds and materials for otoxicity and otoprotective activity. In particular, the present invention relates to a model organism (e.g., Danio rerio ) and system for measuring behavior associated with hair cell loss.
Abstract:
A sample handling apparatus/technique/method are provided for a material analyzer, including: a sample cell insert for carrying sample to and from a sample focal area of the analyzer; a removable sample carrying device for providing sample to the cell insert; and an actuator to flow sample from the carrying device to the sample cell insert. The removable sample carrying device may be a syringe, and the actuator pushes a plunger of the syringe to expel the sample to the sample cell insert. The sample cell insert may be mounted onto a sample cell, the sample cell being insertable into the analyzer for sample analysis. The sample handling apparatus may be used in combination with an optic-enabled x-ray analyzer, the x-ray analyzer including an x-ray engine with an x-ray excitation path and an x-ray detection path, wherein the x-ray excitation and/or the x-ray detection path define the sample focal area.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a system and method for snap freezing a biopsy tissue, and, more particularly to a system and method that preserves the molecular activity in said biopsy tissue. The present invention also aims to provide a frozen biopsy tissue sample, wherein histological parameters are maintained. More in particular, the object of the present invention is to provide methods and devices where a biopsy sample is removed from a biopsy needle, collected, frozen down steeply and thermally isolated to control thawing and to allow for transportation from the location where the biopsy is taken to another location where the biopsy tissue can be examined and/o rarchived.
Abstract:
Gesicherte Bereiche, etwa an Flughäfen oder anderen sicherheitskritischen Einrichtungen, werden von frei zugänglichen Bereichen aus häufig über Personenschleusen betreten. Dieser ohnehin vorhandene "Flaschenhals" wird für eine Überprüfung auf bedenkliche Substanzen, wie etwa Drogen oder Explosivstoffe, verwendet. Im Fall von Feststoffen werden bekanntermaßen aus der Personenschleuse abgesaugte und in einem Sieb gehaltene Partikel verdampft und der Dampf untersucht. Mehrere dieser Siebe sind auf drehbaren Trägerscheiben angeordnet und durchlaufen nacheinander die Schritte der Verdampfung und Analyse. Bekannte Verfahren sollen durch die vorliegende Erfindung effizienter gestaltet werden, um den Durchsatz durch solche Personenschleusen zu erhöhen. Dies gelingt durch eine Vorrichtung, bei welcher vorhandene Heiz- und Absaugelemente durch eine Zuordnung zu mehreren Drehpositionen der Trägerscheibe dadurch ermöglicht wird, dass benachbarte Drehpositionen jeweils nur um den halben Abstand zweier Siebe auseinander liegen.
Abstract:
A seed sampling system is provided having an automated seed loading assembly including a seed bin and being operable to singulate seeds from a plurality of seeds within the seed bin. The system also includes an automated seed sampling assembly operable to remove tissue samples from the singulated seeds, and an automated seed transport assembly operable to transfer the singulated seeds from the seed loading assembly to the seed sampling assembly. The seed transport assembly includes multiple retention members. Each of the retention members is movable relative to the seed loading assembly and to the seed sampling assembly. The seed transport assembly is operable to position one of the multiple retention members adjacent to the seed loading assembly for engaging one of the singulated seeds, while positioning another of the retention members adjacent to the seed sampling assembly for presenting another of the singulated seeds to the seed sampling assembly.
Abstract:
A method for analyzing particles in an air stream includes concentrating the particles in an interior region of the air stream and deflecting the concentrated particles in the air stream with a generated thermal gradient. Smaller particles in the air stream may be selectively deflected away from the interior region and towards a periphery of the air stream at a different rate than larger particles in the air stream. The generated thermal gradient may be controlled to deflect particles in a selected particle size range onto a surface of a particle detector. An effective mass of the collected particles and an aerosol mass concentration estimate of the particles within the selected particle size range may be generated. Systems for analyzing particles are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A spheroid tissue microarray comprises an array of tissue spheroids embedded within a porous mold. The product may be impregnated with a wax or resin and sectioned, and contains spheroids which are precisely located in a regular geometric grid. A method of manufacturing a spheroid tissue microarray comprises the steps of: forming a mold of porous material from liquid mold material in a casting mold, and allowing the liquid mold material to set; removing the porous mold from the casting mold; topping up the porous mold with further liquid mold material, and allowing recesses to form in the surface of the mold by the drawing-in of liquid mold material through shrinkage as the liquid mold material sets; placing tissue spheroids into the recesses in the surface of the porous mold; and sealing the tissue spheroids within the mold by topping off with liquid mold material and allowing the liquid mold material to set. An alternative method comprises the steps of: forming a mold of porous material from liquid mold material in a casting mold; allowing the liquid mold material to set; removing the porous mold from the casting mold; placing spheroids in recesses at the bases of wells in the mold of porous material; and sealing the spheroids within the porous mold by adding further porous material on top of the spheroids; wherein the recesses at the bases of the wells in the porous material are formed by protrusions of the casting mold carrying further, nipple-shaped, protrusions.