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EP 1183514 A1 20020306 - SAMPLE PROCESSING DEVICE

Title (en)

SAMPLE PROCESSING DEVICE

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUR PROBENVERARBEITUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT D'ECHANTILLONS

Publication

EP 1183514 A1 20020306 (EN)

Application

EP 00937072 A 20000607

Priority

GB 0002211 W 20000607
GB 9913275 A 19990608

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0075623A1] A method for extracting biomolecules such as DNA from a liquid mixture comprises passing the liquid up and down through a solid phase incorporating an adsorbent for the biomolecule.

IPC 1-7

G01N 1/34

IPC 8 full level

G01N 1/36 (2006.01); G01N 1/34 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G01N 1/405 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0075623A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0075623 A1 20001214; AU 5236300 A 20001228; AU 778440 B2 20041202; CA 2375449 A1 20001214; EP 1183514 A1 20020306; GB 9913275 D0 19990804; JP 2003501644 A 20030114

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 0002211 W 20000607; AU 5236300 A 20000607; CA 2375449 A 20000607; EP 00937072 A 20000607; GB 9913275 A 19990608; JP 2001501851 A 20000607