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Impressive video and soundtrack, indeed. One thing that I don't fully understand, though, is how relevant lab results might be accurate, when, during part of th
by ablekh 7y ago
Impressive video and soundtrack, indeed. One thing that I don't fully understand, though, is how relevant lab results might be accurate, when, during part of the processing workflow, containers appear to be open to the processing chamber and its atmosphere, thereby presumably being exposed to potential cross-contamination. I'm likely missing something trivial, so I'm curious about what it might be.
- m4rtink 7y agoI guess it might be flushed by cleaned air or nitrogen ? But good point about cross contamination, still could be there is a mechanism to counter that, like some vapour pressure tricks or gas streams preventing fumes from one open container reaching another.
- ablekh 7y agoThank you for your feedback. Perhaps, you're right. Let's see whether other people can shed some additional light on this.
- joezydeco 7y agoI worked on the ancestor to these machines over at Abbott. There’s nothing in whole blood or serum that will spontaneously aerosolize and get into the air. The tests are detecting levels of antigens, antibodies, or DNA in the sample. The samples are manipulated with disposable parts to prevent crossover.
- ablekh 7y agoUnderstood. Thank you very much for your clarifications.