A separation device for magnetisable particles

摘要

A magnetic separation device comprises a 96-well microplate 5 and a transparent base plate 1 (Figure 2) to which a number of magnets 2 are affixed, the base plate 1 fitting onto the base of the microplate 5 (Figure 3) with the magnets symmetrically arrayed such that each magnet is surrounded by four wells 6 of the microplate. The device is used for separating magnetisable particles provided with a coating for selective affinity for one or more compounds to be removed from the liquid in which the particles are suspended. The device causes the particles to be attracted to one side of a well for analysis to be made by a photometric, fluorometric or luminometric microplate reader.