Patent ID: 8709358
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A cartridge for separating an analyte from a mixture, the cartridge comprising: two or more dispensing chambers at a top of the cartridge, each dispensing chamber having a dispensing aperture; two or more receiving chambers at a bottom of the cartridge, each receiving chamber having a receiving aperture, the receiving chambers being positioned relative to the dispensing chambers so that the receiving chambers are capable of receiving the mixture from the dispensing chambers; and an insert comprising a column comprising an affinity medium, the insert being configured to be positioned between at least one of the dispensing chambers and at least one of the receiving chambers to form a bottom of at least one of the dispensing apertures to block the at least one dispensing aperture, wherein at least one of the dispensing chambers, the receiving chambers, or the insert is configured to move relative to the others to position the column comprising the affinity medium to be adjacent to one of the dispensing chambers to open the at least one dispensing aperture to form at least one dispensing flow path between the dispensing chamber and the affinity medium, and wherein at least one of the dispensing chambers, the receiving chambers, or the insert is configured to move relative to the others to position the column comprising the affinity medium to be adjacent to one of the receiving chambers to open the at least one receiving aperture to form at least one receiving flow path between the affinity medium and the receiving chamber.