The present disclosure relates to systems, devices, and methods for spinoculation and counterflow centrifugal elutriation. In an embodiment, the present disclosure relates to a cartridge in an automated system, comprising a liquid transfer bus, a module fluidically coupled to the liquid transfer bus, the module comprising two sub-modules, each configured to perform separate cell processing steps, and at least one selector valve configured to direct fluid to at least one of the sub-modules.

Concentrating devices, systems, and methods include those for separating fluids to be sensed (e.g., analytes, such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and/or other chemical substances) from other fluid (e.g., a carrier gas, air, etc.) of a fluid mixture received from a target area of a subject's anatomy (e.g., a subject's skin, a wound on a subject, etc.). In some cases, the concentration system may include a housing and a rotor positioned in a compartment of the housing. The housing may receive a fluid mixture in the compartment and rotation of the rotor relative to the housing may separate fluid to be sensed in the fluid mixture from other fluid of the fluid mixture.

A cell suction system includes a suction unit and a chip container holder. The suction unit includes a chip connection shaft to be connected to a chip base of a chip held in a chip container, and causes the chip to suck and hold a cell component of a cell or an entire cell from a needle tip of a needle portion, in a state in which the chip is connected to the chip connection shaft. The chip container holder holds the chip container so as to allow movement of the chip and the chip container relative to the chip connection shaft, to eliminate axial misalignment when the chip connection shaft is connected to the chip base of the chip held in the chip container.

A method and apparatus for controlling chip loading, a sequencing system, and a storage medium. When a current chip needs to be loaded, it is detected that another chip is executing a project, then if another chip is in an interference state and there is an unreached interruptible node, the execution situation of the project process of another chip is monitored; when the loading of the current chip has not been ended, it is detected that another chip has reached the interruptible node, and then another chip is caused to enter a safe mode until the loading of the current chip is ended; and the current chip executes a requested project, and another chip continues executing the interrupted project. Thus, another chip that is executing a project is caused to enter a safe mode at an appropriate time, other chips can be loaded flexibly, and multiple chips are loaded at different times and operate together, thereby improving the operation efficiency and industrial practicability of a detection system.

A laboratory sample container carrier handling apparatus is provided comprising a revolving device, a guiding surface, and a force-applying device, wherein the force-applying device is adapted to apply a force to a laboratory sample container carrier supplied to the revolving device to such an extent that the laboratory sample container carrier is forced against the guiding surface to such an extent that the laboratory sample container carrier rolls off at the guiding surface pushed by the revolving device. A laboratory automation system is also provided comprising such a laboratory sample container carrier handling apparatus and to a use of such a laboratory sample container carrier handling apparatus for handling a laboratory sample container carrier in, in particular such, a laboratory automation system.