METHODS FOR AVOIDING CONTAMINATION OF NEGATIVE SAMPLE MATERIAL WITH ANALYTE-CONTAINING SAMPLES WHEN USING PIPETTING ROBOTS

摘要

The invention relates to a method for reducing the contamination of reaction containers which are empty or already fitted with analyte-free sampling material or sampling material having a low analyte concentration, inside a configuration of reaction containers which are spatially close to each other, when pipetting samples or reagents using an automatic sample distributor. The invention also relates to hardware-related measures for reducing or avoiding possible contamination.