CA2551305C - Method and apparatus for efficient thin film fluid processing of flat surfaces - Google Patents

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CA2551305C
CA2551305C CA2551305A CA2551305A CA2551305C CA 2551305 C CA2551305 C CA 2551305C CA 2551305 A CA2551305 A CA 2551305A CA 2551305 A CA2551305 A CA 2551305A CA 2551305 C CA2551305 C CA 2551305C
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    • G01N1/30Staining; Impregnating ; Fixation; Dehydration; Multistep processes for preparing samples of tissue, cell or nucleic acid material and the like for analysis
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    • G01N1/312Apparatus therefor for samples mounted on planar substrates
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    • G01NINVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N1/00Sampling; Preparing specimens for investigation
    • G01N1/28Preparing specimens for investigation including physical details of (bio-)chemical methods covered elsewhere, e.g. G01N33/50, C12Q
    • G01N1/2813Producing thin layers of samples on a substrate, e.g. smearing, spinning-on
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    • B01LCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
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    • B01L2200/0684Venting, avoiding backpressure, avoid gas bubbles
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    • B01PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01LCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
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    • G01N35/00029Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups G01N1/00 - G01N33/00; Handling materials therefor provided with flat sample substrates, e.g. slides
    • G01N2035/00099Characterised by type of test elements
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