METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SAMPLE FRACTURING

An apparatus is disclosed which may be used to homogenize a sample in a container. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a container and a cap with a fracturing member rigidly attached to the cap such that the fracturing member engages a sample as the cap is coupled to the container. In an examp...

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Main Authors TOLEDO, SANDRA GRACE, SOSA, MARCELO JULIO
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 05.05.2013
Subjects
CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING
CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING IN GENERAL
INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
MEASURING
MILLING GRAIN
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
PREPARATORY TREATMENT OF GRAIN FOR MILLING
TESTING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:An apparatus is disclosed which may be used to homogenize a sample in a container. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a container and a cap with a fracturing member rigidly attached to the cap such that the fracturing member engages a sample as the cap is coupled to the container. In an example embodiment, the container is a test tube and the sample is a seed, such as a corn kernel. Methods of fracturing samples in containers with fracturing members rigidly attached to caps are also disclosed.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA20122794137