| abstract |
A self-contained assembly (22) for assaying an analyte in a liquid sample. The pair of disc-like rotatable plates (24, 28) forming the assembly are relatively rotatable to align reagent reservoirs (92, 94, 96, 98) in one plate (28) with a reaction well (66) in the other plate (24), for sequential addition of multiple reagents, either in liquid or solid form, to the reaction well (66). In one embodiment, the reaction well (66) includes solid-phase particles which can be transferred from the reaction well (66) to spaced wells (74a, 74b, 74c) in the assembly by a combination of relative movement of the plate (28), and rotation of the entire assembly (22). |