Patent ID: 8778157
Filing Date: 2014-07-15
Classification: B01L,B03C,C12Q,G01N

Abstract:
1. A method for processing a sample, which method comprises: a) contacting a binding phase, which binding phase is capable of binding an analyte, with the sample in the presence of a medium; b) applying across the medium a first alternating field composed of a plurality of pulses and having a first frequency, a first pulse duration and a first pulse rise time; c) applying across the medium a second alternating field wherein the second alternating field is composed of a plurality of pulses and has a second frequency, a second pulse duration and a second pulse rise time; and d) thereby influencing the sample and/or the binding phase in the medium, wherein the method further comprises setting the pulse rise time, the frequency, and the pulse duration of the alternating fields for optimal acceleration and speed of movement of the analyte through the medium, to promote binding of the analyte to the binding phase,