摘要 |
A pipette 12 comprises a body portion 14 for aspirating a fluid sample 36 into a pipette tip 16 when attached thereto, wherein the body portion comprises at least one light source 26, or an entry point for light from at least one light source, and at least one detector 48 or at least one exit point for light to a remote detector, the pipette body providing an optical path of light that passes from the light source to the sample in a direction essentially along the longitudinal axis of the pipette tip and an optical path for light from the sample to the detector in a direction essentially along the longitudinal axis of the tip. A method, apparatus, kit and spectrophotometer are also described. The pipette, apparatus, kit and method allow the accurate analysis and quantitative determination of minute amounts of biological samples. |