Method for separating and detecting an analyte
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1. A method for isolating an analyte that may be present in a fluid sample, the method comprising the automated steps of:
- a1) engaging pipette tips which are held in a rack in a first position with a first process head;
a2) transferring said fluid sample from a sample vessel to a processing vessel with said pipette tips engaged to said first process head;
a3) placing said pipette tips in said rack and disengaging said pipette tips from said process head;
a4) transporting said rack comprising said pipette tips and said processing vessel to a second position; and
a5) engaging said pipette tips which are held in said rack with a second process head in said second position;
b) combining together a solid support material and said fluid sample in a well of said processing vessel for a period of time and under conditions sufficient to permit said analyte to be immobilized on the solid support material;
c) isolating the solid support material from other material present in the fluid sample in a separation station; and
d) purifying the analyte in the separation station by separating the fluid sample from the solid support material and washing the solid support materials one or more times with a wash buffer;
wherein said pipette tips used in step a1) to a5) is re-used after steps a1) to a5).
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Abstract
A method for separating and analyzing an analyte is provided which comprises, in a first position, transferring a liquid sample to a multiwell plate with a pipette tip, replacing the tips in the tip rack in the same position, and re-using the pipette tips for aspirating and dispensing liquid.
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1. A method for isolating an analyte that may be present in a fluid sample, the method comprising the automated steps of:
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a1) engaging pipette tips which are held in a rack in a first position with a first process head; a2) transferring said fluid sample from a sample vessel to a processing vessel with said pipette tips engaged to said first process head; a3) placing said pipette tips in said rack and disengaging said pipette tips from said process head; a4) transporting said rack comprising said pipette tips and said processing vessel to a second position; and a5) engaging said pipette tips which are held in said rack with a second process head in said second position; b) combining together a solid support material and said fluid sample in a well of said processing vessel for a period of time and under conditions sufficient to permit said analyte to be immobilized on the solid support material; c) isolating the solid support material from other material present in the fluid sample in a separation station; and d) purifying the analyte in the separation station by separating the fluid sample from the solid support material and washing the solid support materials one or more times with a wash buffer; wherein said pipette tips used in step a1) to a5) is re-used after steps a1) to a5). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for isolating an analyte that may be present in a fluid sample, the method comprising the automated steps of;
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a) transferring said fluid sample from a sample vessel to a processing vessel with a pipette tip; b) combining together a solid support material and said fluid sample in a well of said processing vessel for a period of time and under conditions sufficient to permit said analyte to be immobilized on the solid support material; c) isolating the solid support material from other material present in the fluid sample in a separation station; and d) purifying the analyte in the separation station by separating the fluid sample from the solid support material and washing the solid support materials one or more times with a wash buffer; wherein said pipette tip used in step a) is re-used after step a), and wherein said rack comprising said pipette tips and said processing vessel is transported from a separate first cell of an analytical instrument to a second position in a separate second cell of said analytical instrument. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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