Abstract:
KNOWN ROTATING SPECTROPHOTOMERS HAVE A SERIES OF CUVETTES ARRANGED CONCENTRICALLY AROUND A HORIZONTALLY ROTATABLE DISC SO THAT WHEN THE DISC IS ROTATED, CENTRIFUGAL FORCE MIXES AND TRANSFERS REAGENTS AND SAMPLES TO THE CUVETTES. AS EACH CUVETTE PASSES A LIGHT SOURCE, THE ABSORBENCE OF EACH INDIVIDUAL SAMPLE IS DETECTED AND MEASURED PHOTOMETRICALLY, AND IS CONVERTED TO AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL PULSE.