Abstract: A field apparatus (also referred to as a “biosampler”) is configured to automatically capture multiple samples of an aqueous medium (for example, water from a lake) and process same to preserve unstable analytes in the field. In this way, a set of samples from the aqueous medium can, for example, be captured at multiple points in time, processed with a biopreservative to preserve unstable analytes (for example, RNA) and then later collected for further analysis. Alternatively, multiple samples of the aqueous medium can be collected and preserved at one moment.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 7, 2020
Date of Patent:
March 21, 2023
Assignee:
EQO, Inc.
Inventors:
John Sanderson Wade Higley, Erika Nicole Schwarz Taylor, Stefan Karl Schuster, Paul David Higley