Patent ID: 8765367
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: B01F,B01L,C12N,C12Q,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of processing a sample in a receptacle having a plurality of interconnected chambers, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a sample to a first chamber of the receptacle; (b) independently combining in separate chambers of the receptacle: (c) removing one or more non-analyte components of the combination of substep (i) to a waste chamber of the receptacle while the analyte remains immobilized by the solid support in a sample processing chamber of the receptacle; and (d) after steps (b) and (c), combining in a chamber of the receptacle the analyte with at least a portion of each of the combinations of substeps (ii) and (iii), wherein the receptacle remains stationary during steps (b) through (d).