Patent ID: 9267167
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: B01L,B03C,C12Q,G01N,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of introducing a first substance into a container for use in an assay, the method comprising: (i) providing the container; (ii) providing a first substance and introducing the first substance into the container; (iii) providing a pre-formed film that is readily dissolvable in a predetermined substance, wherein the film has a second substance and the second substance comprises magnetically-responsive particles embedded within the film, wherein said magnetically-responsive particles carried by the pre-formed film are used in a magnetic separation assay; and (iv) introducing the film into the container such that the film overlies the first substance to prevent scattering of the first substance along sidewalls of the container, wherein the first substance does not dissolve the film.