High resolution monitoring device
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1. A device for monitoring the release of a substance from a substrate, said device comprisinga sample chamber adapted to be connected to a solution source and through which a solution supplied by said solution source can flow, said sample chamber comprising a retainer for holding a substance immobilized by a substrate while said supplied solution flows in contact with said immobilized substance and removes any said substance released from said substrate;
- a solution collector positioned to receive the solution flowing from said sample chamber and including a substance absorbant having an exposed face and means for supporting said substance absorbant,said sample chamber including means for directing a stream of said solution from said sample chamber into contact with a portion only of said exposed face of said substance absorbant; and
means for continuously moving the location of said contact of said stream with respect to said exposed face of said substance absorbant.
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Abstract
A device for monitoring the release of a substance from a substrate, e.g., the release of ions through membranes, are disclosed.
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1. A device for monitoring the release of a substance from a substrate, said device comprising
a sample chamber adapted to be connected to a solution source and through which a solution supplied by said solution source can flow, said sample chamber comprising a retainer for holding a substance immobilized by a substrate while said supplied solution flows in contact with said immobilized substance and removes any said substance released from said substrate; -
a solution collector positioned to receive the solution flowing from said sample chamber and including a substance absorbant having an exposed face and means for supporting said substance absorbant, said sample chamber including means for directing a stream of said solution from said sample chamber into contact with a portion only of said exposed face of said substance absorbant; and means for continuously moving the location of said contact of said stream with respect to said exposed face of said substance absorbant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. The device for monitoring the release of a substance from a substrate, said device comprising
a sample chamber adapted to be connected to a solution source and through which a solution supplied by said solution source can flow, said sample chamber comprising a retainer for holding a substance immobilized by a substrate while said supplied solution flows over said immobilized substance removing any said substance released by said substrate, and flow paths for said solution to flow from said solution source to a solution collector, a first said flow path passing through said retainer, a second relatively unobstructed flow path not passing through said retainer but merging with said first flow path after said first flow path passes through said retainer; - and
said solution collector positioned to receive the solution from the merged flow paths. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A device for monitoring the release of a substance from a substrate, said device comprising
a solution source; -
a sample chamber adapted to be connected to said solution source and through which a solution supplied by said solution source can flow, said sample chamber comprising a retainer for holding a substance immobilized by a substrate while said supplied solution flows in contact with said immobilized substance and removes any said substance released from said substrate, and a plurality of valves corresponding to a plurality of solutions, said valves being responsive to control signals to deliver the solutions corresponding thereto to said sample chamber, said solution source including means for applying the control signals to said valves, said control signal applying means being programmable to selectively control the timing and duration of the delivery of solution by each valve; and a solution collector positioned to receive the solution that has flowed over said retainer in said sample chamber. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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