elution

/ 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.

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