Patent ID: 8697005
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: B01J,B01L,G01N,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A multiplex binding assay assembly, which comprises: (a) at least one assay bar that comprises a top side, a bottom side, and at least one well accessible from the top side of the assay bar, wherein each well comprises a side surface, a bottom surface, an open top end, and at least one secondary container, wherein each secondary container comprises a capillary tube that (i) begins at a location within an interior volume of the well and (ii) ends at a location beneath the bottom side of the assay bar; and (b) a guiding track that comprises a set of two rails running parallel to each other, with a first rail being configured to receive a first end of the assay bar, and a second rail being configured to receive a second end of the assay bar, such that the assay bar is held perpendicularly to each rail, wherein the guiding track is further configured to allow the assay bar to move linearly along the set of two rails and to rotate around a longitudinal axis of the assay bar.