Abstract:
A cell culture system includes an incubator chamber, support in the chamber for a plurality of cell culture chambers, a manifold structure having supply and return conduits, detachable coupling structure for connecting the cell culture chambers to the manifold structure and pump structure for circulating nutrient material between the manifold structure and the connected cell culture chambers.
Abstract:
A sample cell assembly for use in a photometric analysis system has a heat conductive chamber structure enveloped by an electrothermal heating layer. The temperature of a sample inside the chamber is sensed by a temperature sensitive device mounted on the outside of the chamber structure to control the energization of the heating layer. A circulator with the chamber drives the sample in closed circulation paths within the chamber and uniformly distributes the heat transferred thereto from the heating layer through the chamber wall.
Abstract:
A log converter circuit has converter and reference transistors connected in differential pair relation. An operational amplifier is connected in circuit with each transistor and a storage circuit is arranged to apply an output of the circuit to the reference transistor. A switch is connected between the output of the log converter circuit and the storage circuit for interrupting application of symetrical signal from the log converter circuit to the storage circuit.
Abstract:
A liquid junction flow control component for use in an electrode system for electrochemical analysis includes a housing having a flow control member support portion, a reference electrolyte passage having a port at the flow control member support portion, protecting structure forward of the support portion, and a flow control member secured to the support portion and extending across the port, the protecting structure providing protection for the flow control member.
Abstract:
SEALING LEAK STRUCTURES OF ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES WITH A CONTINUOUS ORGANIC FILM APPLIED TO THE EXTERNAL FACE OF THE LEAK STRUCTURE, THE FILM BEING INERT TO ELECTROLYTE IN THE ELECTRODE, ESSENTIALLY INSOLUBLE IN THAT ELECTROLYTE AT AMBIENT ELECTRODE CONDITION, AND WATER-SOLUBLE AT A TEMPERATURE ABOVE AMBIENT.
Abstract:
A dispenser apparatus comprises a housing that includes a chamber for holding a sample. A member in the housing is moved relative to the chamber from a first position to a second position to aspirate material into the chamber and is moved from the second position to the first position to dispense material from the chamber. Pressure in the chamber is increased at the end of the dispensing movement to discharge all of the material from the chamber.
Abstract:
An instrument system includes a sensor that has a logarithmic response, an antilog circuit and output means connected to the output of the antilog circuit to provide, as a linear function signals representative of the constituent sensed by the sensor. Balance adjust means for inserting a first compensating function in an additive manner to the signal from the sensor is connected in circuit between the sensor and antilog circuit and slope adjust means for inserting a second compensating function to change the slope characteristic of the signal applied to the antilog circuit is connected in circuit between the balance adjust means and the antilog circuit.
Abstract:
In a method of analyzing a fluid sample employing an electrochemical sensor that has a selectively permeable membrane disposed in the sample chamber, sample fluid to be analyzed is introduced into the sample chamber at a first flow rate, and flow of the sample fluid across the membrane in the sample chamber is continued at a reduced rate for a length of time greater than that required to fill the sample chamber at the first flow rate.