Patent ID: 8968682
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: B01D,B01J,B01L,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a well plate including a top portion, a bottom portion, and a membrane disposed between the top portion and the bottom portion, the top portion defining a sample well in fluid communication with an opening defined by the membrane and with a reservoir defined by the bottom portion, the well plate configured to be used in a centrifugation process of a test sample including a sample material and a wash liquid, the test sample configured to be received within the sample well and the reservoir; and a collection chamber in fluid communication with the reservoir via the membrane, the membrane configured to filter the wash liquid from the test sample during the centrifugation process such that the wash liquid can pass from the reservoir, through the membrane, through a drain hole defined by the membrane, and be captured within the collection chamber while the sample material remains within the reservoir.