Automated Sample Mixing and Magnetic Attraction Apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current biological sample processing methods, such as plasmid extraction, are inefficient due to manual uniform mixing and magnetic attraction operations, leading to high labor and time costs and limited sample throughput.
Innovation Solution
A sample processing apparatus equipped with a uniform mixing mechanism and a magnetic attraction mechanism, featuring motors and position monitoring components, automates the mixing and magnetic attraction processes for biological samples in sample and reaction tubes, enabling efficient processing across multiple channels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual uniform mixing and magnetic attraction operations are used, then operation simplicity is maintained, but processing efficiency is low and labor costs are high
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus enables automatic processing where the magnetic attraction mechanism and uniform mixing mechanism perform operations autonomously without manual intervention, allowing the system to serve itself in completing sample processing tasks efficiently
Solution Approach 2:
Manual mechanical operations are replaced with automated mechanical systems including a magnetic attraction mechanism with movable magnets and a uniform mixing mechanism with rotating tube holders, substituting human labor with mechanized automation
2Loss of time
If manual operations are used, then device complexity is low, but time consumption is excessive
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus maintains continuous useful action by automatically performing uniform mixing followed immediately by magnetic attraction operations without interruption, eliminating idle time between steps and maximizing productive workflow
Solution Approach 2:
The position monitoring component detects rotational positions in advance to determine when tubes are properly positioned for magnetic attraction, allowing the system to prepare and execute operations in optimal sequence without delays
3Productivity
If manual processing is used, then operational control is simple, but sample throughput is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus segments the processing system into multiple independent processing channels, each capable of handling samples simultaneously through dedicated tube holders and magnetic attraction mechanisms, thereby increasing overall sample throughput
Solution Approach 2:
The position monitoring component provides feedback on rotational positions to the control system, enabling automatic determination of when tubes are properly positioned for magnetic attraction, allowing complex multi-channel operations to be controlled automatically without increasing operational difficulty
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The apparatus significantly improves the efficiency of uniform mixing and magnetic attraction operations, reducing labor and time costs while increasing sample throughput and processing capacity.
Implementation Method 1
the magnetic attraction mechanism comprises a magnet capable of moving relative to the sample tube and/or the reaction tube so as to perform magnetic attraction processing on the biological sample
Data Source
AI summary
A sample processing apparatus (100) and a use method therefor. The sample processing apparatus (100) comprises a uniform mixing mechanism (130) and a magnetic attraction mechanism (140). The sample processing apparatus (100) further comprises at least one of a sample tube (110) and a reaction tube (120). The uniform mixing mechanism (130) is configured to perform uniform mixing processing on a biological sample in the sample tube (110) and/or a biological sample in the reaction tube (120). The magnetic attraction mechanism (140) comprises a magnet (141). The magnet (141) can move relative to the sample tube (110) and/or the reaction tube (120), so as to perform magnetic attraction processing on the biological sample in the sample tube (110) and/or the biological sample in the reaction tube (120).