An apparatus, system, and method for filtering and assaying a fluid sample are described. In an embodiment, the apparatus includes a filtration unit comprising: a filter bracket shaped to removably couple with a fluid sample cup and a vacuum container; and a filter housing cooperatively couplable to the filter bracket and comprising a filter configured to filter fluid passing through the filter bracket; and an assay device shaped to cooperatively couple with the filter housing and comprising a porous matrix positioned to be in fluidic communication with the filter when the filter housing is cooperatively coupled with the assay device.

An electromagnetic sampling device is disclosed, which comprises a needle having a hollow housing that extends from a proximal end to a distal end, and an electromagnet comprising an electromagnetic coil and a metal core, at least a portion of said metal core extending through said hollow housing of the needle and be configured to transition between an extended position in which the distal end of the metal core extends beyond the distal end of the needle's hollow housing and a retracted position in which the distal end of the metal core is positioned within the needle's housing, wherein an activation of said electromagnetic coil magnetizes the metal core.

A collecting device includes a stage configured to place a substrate. A magnetic field generating unit holds, by a magnetic field, a first liquid containing a magnetic fluid and a collecting liquid to bring the first liquid into contact with at least an end portion of the substrate. A collecting unit collects the first liquid from the magnetic field generating unit. A separating unit separates the collecting liquid from the first liquid.

A system for a deep-sea planktonic microorganism in-situ concentration, temperature maintaining and pressure maintaining sampling is provided and includes a sampling cylinder body with double layer structures, the sampling cylinder body is provided with a plug-shaped inner cavity, the plug-shaped inner cavity is provided with a transfer water outlet and a water inlet connected to a water inlet component, the plug-shaped inner cavity is connected to an end cover, the plug-shaped inner cavity is connected to a filter part, the sampling cylinder body is provided with a sampling water outlet, the sampling water outlet is respectively connected to a pressure maintaining device and a water outlet pipe, a temperature maintaining material layer and a temperature control component are connected between the double layer structures, and the temperature control component is electrically connected to a controller. The system can complete sampling on the premise of maintaining in-situ pressure of samples.

A sampling device is provided for concentrating a liquid specimen sample, including a filtration assembly, which includes a tubular container and a plunger. The plunger includes a plunger head and a plunger rod that is shaped so as to define an internal plunger space having a plunger-space proximal opening through a proximal end of the plunger rod. The sampling device is configured such that a filter is removable from the tubular container via the plunger-space proximal opening while the plunger head is within the tubular container. Other embodiments are also described.

A water quality management method for performing at least one of a quantitative analysis and a qualitative analysis of fine particles contained in water to be analyzed that includes connecting a filtration device provided with a fine particle capturing membrane for capturing fine particles to a flow pipe through which the water to be analyzed flows, allowing the water to be analyzed to flow from the flow pipe and through the fine particle capturing membrane attached to the filtration device for a predetermined period of time to capture fine particles contained in the water to be analyzed to form a fine particle capturing membrane sample, and performing at least one of a quantitative analysis and a qualitative analysis of the fine particle capturing membrane sample of a target water flow period at an arbitrary timing.

A method and system for measuring and treating fluid streams having particles therein is disclosed. A sample of the fluid stream is obtained and processed to remove large particles, to obtain an aliquot of the fluid stream with some particles therein. A parameter in the aliquot is measured that relates to quantity and/or charge of the particles. The aliquot was found to be representative of the whole fluid stream, so when the parameter deviates from a desired value, this indicates that particles in the fluid stream require treatment. The method and system can further include treating the particles in the fluid stream until the measured parameter in the aliquot returns to the desired value.

An apparatus and a method for analysing a solid specimen material by means of ablating particles of the solid specimen material by laser into a carrier liquid, having: a specimen holder for arranging the solid specimen material covered by the carrier liquid, a laser apparatus for irradiating the solid specimen material to produce a suspension of particles of the solid specimen material and the carrier liquid, an analysis apparatus for analysing the particles, an ablation cell with the specimen holder, having a liquid channel for the carrier liquid and having an entry window made of a material that transmits the laser beam, a supply line for supplying the carrier liquid into the liquid channel of the ablation cell and a discharge line for discharging the suspension of particles of the solid specimen material and the carrier liquid from the liquid channel of the ablation cell into the analysis apparatus.

The present disclosure provides a seed slicer device (100), which includes: a first plate (102) provided with first holes (104); a second plate (106) provided with second holes (108), adapted to fit over the first plate; a sliding plate (110) slidably coupled to a top portion of the second plate, operable to cover the second holes; a third plate (112) provided with a third holes (114), adapted to fit over the second plate; and a cutting assembly (116) coupled to the third plate and adapted to slide over the third holes to provide a slicing action. The seeds are received by the third holes such that at least a first part of the seeds extend beyond the third holes, and, upon actuation of the cutting assembly, the seeds are cut by the cutting means to divide the seeds into corresponding first parts and second parts.

The present invention relates to a method and device for collecting, washing and drying solid particle samples used in collecting the solid particle samples in sample collection work in the fields of industrial production and scientific research, and particularly relates to a method and device for collecting, washing and drying solid particles by pneumatic conveying. A method for collecting, washing and drying solid particles by pneumatic conveying comprises: collecting and conveying a sample mixture containing solid particles into a solid particle collecting and processing device by a pneumatic conveying airflow; then disturbing and diluting the collected sample mixture containing solid particles in the solid particle collecting and processing device by the pneumatic conveying airflow and a washing liquid to filter and wash solid particle samples. The present invention overcomes the problems in the prior art: washing and drying to realize automatic one-stop completion of collection.