METHOD FOR PREVENTION OF CONTAMINATION

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for disposing of a liquid within an automated analytical system for processing of a fluid biological sample.SOLUTION: A contamination prevention shield including channels for pipets or pipet tips is reversibly docked to a container for liquid waste in order...

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Hauptverfasser: CHRISTIAN THALMANN, RENATO BELZ
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Zusammenfassung:PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for disposing of a liquid within an automated analytical system for processing of a fluid biological sample.SOLUTION: A contamination prevention shield including channels for pipets or pipet tips is reversibly docked to a container for liquid waste in order to reduce the risk of cross-contamination. A tip rack assembly is provided for processing a fluid sample, and the assembly includes a rack for pipet tips and the contamination prevention shield. In an analytical system provided using the tip rack assembly, cross-contamination is avoided.