elution

Scientific  

/ ĭ-lo̅o̅′shən /

1. The process of extracting a substance that is adsorbed to another by washing it with a solvent.

2. ◆ The substance used as a solvent in elution is called an eluent.

3. ◆ The solution of the solvent and the substance that was adsorbed to another is called the eluate.

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Example Sentences

Purified RNA was eluted into 50–100 μl using the supplied elution buffers, immediately frozen at or below −70 °C, and transported on dry ice.

From Nature

The elution fractions containing protein with the highest molecular weight were further examined by negative-stain electron microscopy, and samples containing the holotoxin complex were finally used for plunge freezing and cryo-EM.

From Nature

“This approval marks the start of Cook’s program to bring the benefits of drug elution to U.S. physicians treating the peripheral arteries,” said a Cook Medical executive, Rob Lyles.

From Forbes