Patent ID: 8187808
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: B01L,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A biological sample processing device, comprising: a first chamber and a second chamber, wherein each of said first and second chambers contains a water-containing solution wherein each chamber comprises a reagent for sample preparation and/or analysis; a substance that is immiscible with water disposed between the first and second chambers, to form a contiguous barrier of the substance between the first and second chambers and to define stationary water-containing solution-immiscible substance interfaces between the water-containing solution in each chamber and the immiscible, substance, wherein the substance is a lipophilic hydrocarbon substance that is a liquid at room temperature or a fluorocarbon fluid; and a transport component that generates an external, applied force for interaction with a solid phase carrier in the first chamber to move the carrier from the water-containing solution in the first chamber into and through said substance by passing through the stationary interfaces and directly into the water-containing solution in the second chamber.