AUTOMATED CONCENTRATION SYSTEM

摘要

An in-line water monitoring system for the detection of the accidental or intentional introduction of potentially harmful substances. The automated system comprises a water pressure driven concentration unit that filters drinking water through a hollow-fiber filter (30). Material collected on the filter (30) is backflushed into a collection vessel (6) by passing a sterile solution through the filter (30) in the reverse direction, an electronic signal at the ed of the backflush sequence triggers a sensor (70) such as an array biosensor to begin processing and analyzing the sample. The array biosensor houses a slide prepared with antibodies to the test organism. The array biosensor is programmed to automatically run sample and detection reagents over the slide, analyze the resulting pattern for positive and negative data, and report the results.