Combination vertical and lateral flow immunoassay device

摘要

A system comprising one or more sample vessels is provided, the sample vessels comprising a liquid growth medium and a stirrer element, the stirrer element capable of being influenced by a magnetic force, and an incubation and measurement module comprising one or more openings for holding the one or more sample vessels. The incubation and measurement module further comprises at least two drive magnets associated with each of the sample vessels, and a magnet driver adapted to repeatedly move each of the at least two drive magnets toward and away from the surface of the associated sample vessel.