Patent ID: 8377394

Claim:
A spin column system comprising: at least one spin column having a packed bed; a rack having a top panel comprising a lower surface; and a side panel comprising a bottom surface; at least one aperture passing through the top panel, wherein the aperture is dimensioned and configured to releasably engage the at least one spin column therein; and a receiver plate or a microplate comprising: a top panel comprising an upper surface; at least one well defined within the top panel corresponding to the at least one aperture in the rack, the at least one well having a bottom surface; and a well opening in a plane defined by the top panel, wherein the rack is configured to engage the receiver plate or the microplate; wherein the rack and the receiver plate are dimensioned and configured to engage one another, wherein the lower surface of the top panel of the rack contacts the upper surface of the top panel of the receiver plate such that the aperture and the at least one well are in register when the rack and the receiver plate are engaged, and further wherein the packed bed is disposed entirely between the bottom surface and the well opening when the rack and the receiver plate are engaged and the at least one spin column is disposed in the aperture, and wherein the rack and the microplate are configured to engage one another, wherein the bottom surface of the side panel of the rack contacts the upper surface of the top panel of the microplate such that the aperture and the at least one well are in register when the rack and the microplate are engaged, and further wherein an outlet tip of the spin column is within 5 mm of the well opening when the rack and the microplate are engaged and the at least one spin column is disposed in the aperture.