SISTEMA DE CARTUCHO, MÉTODO PARA FORMAR UM CARTUCHO, CARTUCHO, SISTEMA DE ENSAIO, MÉTODO DE ANÁLISE PARA UM OU MAIS ANALITOS EM UMA AMOSTRA, COMPONENTE DE REAGENTE PARA ARMAZENAR UM OU MAIS REAGENTES, E, USO DE UM SISTEMA DE CARTUCHO, CARTUCHO, SISTEMA DE ENSAIO E/OU COMPONENTE DE REAGENTE

摘要

A cartridge system includes a reagent component for storing one or more reagents and a processing component for processing the one or more reagents in an assay. The reagent component and the processing component are configured to be coupled together to form a cartridge. The reagent component and/or the processing component include at least one compartment configured to accept waste from the assay. The reagent component does not take part in processing the reagents in the assay, except to accept waste from the processing component. In one aspect, the cartridge system further includes a sensing component with at least one sensing element for detecting an analyte. In another aspect, the cartridge system further includes a sample preparation component for preparing a sample for the assay.