FRACTION COLLECTION AND IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM
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1. An apparatus to perform a chromatography process, the apparatus comprising:
- a fraction collection system including a rack adapted to support at least one receptacle;
a reader coupled to the fraction collection system and operable to detect a first identification coupled to the rack;
a chromatography system connected to the fraction collection system to supply a fraction to the receptacle; and
a RFID system operable to communicate with the reader, the RFID system operable to generate data identifying a first location of the receptacle with respect to the rack, and a second location of the rack with respect to the fraction collection system.
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Abstract
An apparatus to perform a chromatography process includes a fraction collection system with a rack adapted to support at least one receptacle and a reader coupled to the fraction collection system. The reader is operable to detect a first identification coupled to the rack. The apparatus also includes a chromatography system connected to the fraction collection system to supply a fraction to the receptacle, and a RFID system. The RFID system communicates with the reader and generates data identifying a first location of the receptacle with respect to the rack and a second location of the rack with respect to the fraction collection system.
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1. An apparatus to perform a chromatography process, the apparatus comprising:
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a fraction collection system including a rack adapted to support at least one receptacle; a reader coupled to the fraction collection system and operable to detect a first identification coupled to the rack; a chromatography system connected to the fraction collection system to supply a fraction to the receptacle; and a RFID system operable to communicate with the reader, the RFID system operable to generate data identifying a first location of the receptacle with respect to the rack, and a second location of the rack with respect to the fraction collection system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8)
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9. A method of conducting a chromatography process, the method comprising:
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partially filling a receptacle with a fraction, the receptacle supported by a rack; positioning the rack in a fraction collection system; detecting a label on the rack with a reader coupled to the fraction collection system; transmitting a signal to a RFID system, the signal including data related to the label; and generating a set of data with the RFID system, the set of data including at least one characteristic of the chromatography process, a position of the receptacle with respect to the rack, and a position of the rack with respect to the fraction collection system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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