Module for detecting or measuring analytes in fluid

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure describe an analytical module for performing automated assays on fluids. The present disclosure provides an analytical module comprising a cylindrical housing attached to a rigid base supporting a motor. The housing includes magnets and a sensor. The module comprises a shuttle attached to the rotating motor shaft, nested within and free to rotate in the housing, configured to hold reaction vessels, and comprising a flag that interacts with the sensor to define position. The module includes a detector connected to the housing and a shroud shielding the detector from ambient light. The disclosure provides an immunoassay module with a system to perform magnetic bead-based immunoassays configured to shake reaction vessels for mixing and bead resuspension. Methods for performing immunoassays using the analytical module are provided.

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