Method and arrangement for taking up a first medium, which is present in a first phase, into a capillary device
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1. A method for taking up a medium to be analysed, the method comprising:
- providing a pipette for taking up the medium to be analysed, the pipette having a diaphragm containing at least one pore of a given radius;
determining a critical pressure at which the surface tension of a liquid present at the at least one pore of said diaphragm would be overcome;
providing a pump that produces a negative pressure in the pipette to take up the medium to be analysed;
providing a pump controller that controls the pump so that the negative pressure does not go below the critical pressure; and
using the pump controller to control the pump to take up the medium to be analysed.
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Abstract
Method and arrangement for taking up a first medium, which is present in a first phase, into a capillary device
In the capillary device, a reduced pressure is produced which is less than a critical pressure such that, if it is exerted in the capillary device, a surface tension which is produced by the first medium in the capillary device, when the first medium has been taken up fully by the capillary device, would be overcome so that a second medium which is present in a second phase, different from the first phase, would be taken up into the capillary device.
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1. A method for taking up a medium to be analysed, the method comprising:
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providing a pipette for taking up the medium to be analysed, the pipette having a diaphragm containing at least one pore of a given radius; determining a critical pressure at which the surface tension of a liquid present at the at least one pore of said diaphragm would be overcome; providing a pump that produces a negative pressure in the pipette to take up the medium to be analysed; providing a pump controller that controls the pump so that the negative pressure does not go below the critical pressure; and using the pump controller to control the pump to take up the medium to be analysed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for taking up a first medium to be analysed, the method comprising:
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providing a pipette for taking up the first medium, the pipette having a diaphragm containing at least one pore of a given radius; providing a pump that is capable of producing a negative pressure in the pipette; providing a pump controller that controls the pressure produced by the pump; providing the first medium and a second medium in a container, such that a boundary between the first medium and the second medium comprises a surface having a surface tension; determining a critical pressure at which the surface tension would be overcome; dipping the pipette into the first medium; and
using the pump controller to control the negative pressure produced by the pump such that the negative pressure does not go below the critical pressure, so that the first medium is fully taken up and taking up of the second medium is prevented. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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