INTEGRATED SEPARATION, ACTIVATION, PURIFICATION AND DETECTION CARTRIDGE

摘要

The present invention relate to a device and a method for quantitative detecting of the presence or absence of a target analyte in a liquid sample, the device comprising a reaction chamber in the form of a capillary channel having a volume of less than 200µl, a first part comprising a sample inlet for the introduction of a sample containing an analyte, and a discharge outlet for the discharge of waste products; a second part comprising means for detection of the target analyte, and a solution inlet for introduction of washing solutions and reaction mixtures; and means for transferring an immobilised analyte from the first part to the second part of the chamber and vice versa where the first and second parts are separated such that other liquid sample material may not enter the second part of the chamber.