公开(公告)号：US20230213417A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US17927347

申请日：2021-05-26

Applicant: Agilent Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Michal Johannsen ,  Steen Hauge Matthiesen ,  Peter Valbjørn ,  Martin Lindberg

IPC: G01N1/31 ,  G01N35/00

CPC classification number: G01N1/312 ,  G01N35/00029 ,  G01N35/00584 ,  G01N2035/00039 ,  G01N2035/00425 ,  G01N2035/0405

Abstract: Method and apparatus are provided for processing a sample on a slide. A capillary processing module has a crank to raise and lower a slide, and/or a side inlet to apply a fluid to the slide. A capillary gap is formed between the slide and a chamber floor of the capillary processing module when the crank has lowered the slide. Capillary action causes the fluid to spread through the capillary space across a processing area and to contact the sample. When the crank raises the slide, the fluid is withdrawn from the processing area of the slide because the capillary gap is eliminated.