What is the processing capacity (throughput) of the BEST?
Any calculation of the throughput of an instrument is a variable that is not applicable to an open instrument (ELISA techniques have different incubation times). Nevertheless, as it is sometimes necessary to give an approximate figure, let us try to calculate a logical value. The majority of Biokit techniques have incubation times of 60+30+30, a total of 2 hours of incubation. This value must then be increased by the time taken by the instrument in dispensing samples, washing, dispensing reagents and taking readings. These times depend on the volumes to be dispensed and the number of samples, but they could be estimated as half an hour to make the calculations easier. The capacity of a plate is 96 wells, if we eliminate the wells for controls and standards, processing involves 90 samples, but there are four plates so the total is 360 samples. This means that the throughput would be 360 samples in 2.5 hours = 144 samples per hour. This is only an approximation because if we use a shorte
