Reduction of sample volume in the SMA 12/60.
A modification of the flow system of the Technicon SMA 12/60 Continuous Flow Analyzer is described. This modification results in a 60% reduction of the sample volume. The sample size required for the analysis of twelve constituents in serum is thereby reduced to only 0.7 ml. This modification is simple and does not require complex hardware. The reduction in sample size also leads to a considerable cost reduction (25%).
D001322:Autoanalysis / Q000295:instrumentation; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008832:Microchemistry