AUTO ANALYSER

By means of this modern equipment, hundreds of blood samples could be analysed within a
short time.

Continuous flow analysis

In these instruments, samples, reagents and diluents are pumped through different tubings.
Samples are introduced in a sequential manner, through the network with air bubbles at
regular intervals which mix the reagents with the sample.

Automated photometric analysers

These are semi- automated analysers. Some of the steps involving pipetting of the sample,
reagents mixing and incubation are manually done, while aspiration of the coloured solution
into the photometer as well as measurement, calculation and display or printing of the results
are automatically done. The instrument is meant for parameter oriented analysis. It can
analyse only one parameter at a time (e.g. urea), but many samples can be measured at a rapid
rate.

Discrete analysers
These may be either batch analysers or selective multichannel analysers.

Batch analysers
Here all samples are analysed for one constituent only and analysis is parameter oriented.
Once samples are loaded, all processes are performed automatically with little manual
intervention.

Discrete selective analysers

They are the most sophisticated systems, that have the capability of analysing simultaneously
40 or even more parameters in a single sample. It is therefore called sample oriented. But at
the same time, it offers the freedom to the operator to select any number of analyses on a
sample.

Dry Chemistry Systems

Here all the reagents necessary for the reaction are embedded on a plastic matrix in their dry
state, thus obviating the need to prepare reagent solutions. The reaction is initiated by the
addition of the sample over the matrix and the colour that is produced by the reaction is
measured by reflectance spectrophotometry. Introduction of such system is bound to have
significant impact on the emergency practice of critical care medicine.

Glucometers are working on this dry chemistry principle. Glucometers are usually used by
the diabetic patients for blood glucose analysis at their home.