公开(公告)号：US20170362558A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-21

申请号：US15535012

申请日：2015-12-07

申请人： OXFORD UNIVERSITY INNOVATION LIMITED

发明人： Jonathan Joshua Burton ,  Malcolm McCulloch ,  Mark Stuart Thompson ,  Chris Stevens

IPC分类号： C12M1/42 ,  G01N3/38

CPC分类号： C12M35/04 ,  G01N3/38 ,  G01N2203/0089 ,  G01N2203/028 ,  H01F7/13 ,  H01F27/006 ,  H01F27/10

摘要： An apparatus is provided for mechanically loading a biological sample. The apparatus comprises: a container for housing the biological sample; a ferromagnetic element, for attachment to the biological sample within the container; and a solenoid for generating a magnetic field within the container, so as to apply a force to the ferromagnetic element. The solenoid is configured, when energised by a constant current, to produce a force on the ferromagnetic element that varies by less than a predetermined amount over a predetermined range of movement of the magnet within the container. A method of mechanically loading a biological sample is also disclosed.