METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING PARTICULATE MATTER FROM A LIQUID SPECIMEN

An apparatus and a method for separating particulate matter from a fluid, wherein the apparatus includes a specimen container, a porous arrangement positioned in a housing and suitable for collecting particulate matter in the liquid on a collection site, and a pump. The housing includes a first port...

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Hauptverfasser: EL-AMIN, MARIANNA, SAMAAN, NASHED, GUIRGUIS, RAOUF, A
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:An apparatus and a method for separating particulate matter from a fluid, wherein the apparatus includes a specimen container, a porous arrangement positioned in a housing and suitable for collecting particulate matter in the liquid on a collection site, and a pump. The housing includes a first portion having elements that improve fluid flow through the housing and elements that decrease the porous arrangement retention characteristics of the portion. The housing also includes a portion having elements that increase the porous arrangement retention characteristics of the portion.