Apparatus for automated testing of biological specimens

Details Apparatus for automated testing of biological specimens Apparatus for automated testing of biological specimens

1996-12-10

1999-10-19

Stucker, Jeffrey

Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology

Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...

Involving virus or bacteriophage

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ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for performing automated testing of infections biological specimens is disclosed. The apparatus comprise a process controller for translating user commands into test instrument suite commands, and a test instrument suite comprising a means to treat the specimen to manifest an observable result, and a detector for measuring the observable result to generate specimen test results.

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