Patent ID: 8685746

Claim:
A system for preparing samples and analyzing samples for an analyte of interest, the system comprising: a sample preparation system comprising: a freestanding container comprising a first reservoir, a deformable self-supporting receptacle dimensioned to be received in the first reservoir of the freestanding container and comprising a second reservoir, the freestanding container being more rigid than the deformable self-supporting receptacle, the second reservoir adapted to contain a liquid composition comprising a source and a diluent, wherein the deformable self-supporting receptacle is freestanding, the freestanding container including a base comprising an aperture formed therein through which the deformable self-supporting receptacle can be accessed; a sample detection system coupled to the sample preparation system, the sample detection system positioned in fluid communication with the second reservoir of the deformable self-supporting receptacle, the sample detection system adapted to analyze a sample of the liquid composition for the analyte of interest; and a fluid path defined at least partially by the second reservoir and the sample detection system.