title: A robotic system to prepare samples for HTLV-III testing.
abstract: A robotic handling system was adapted to perform the sampling and dilution steps needed in an assay to detect antibodies to the HTLV-III virus, the causative agent of AIDS. The system reduced the labor required to prepare the samples and provided standardization and accuracy in the preparation of the samples.
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D001331:Automation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017977:Deltaretrovirus / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000295:instrumentation*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral