Abstract:
An automatic chemical analyzer has a compensation coefficient calculating section and a light-path-length-based compensating section. The calculating section obtains the ratio of the absorbancies measured of reaction cells filled with a sample of the known absorbancy to the absorbancy measured of each cell, thereby calculating compensation coefficients for the respective cells. The compensating section multiplies the absorbancies measured of the cells refilled with samples of different unknown absorbancies by the compensation coefficients calculated by the calculating section, thereby compensating the absorbancies for the light path lengths of the cells. The compensated absorbancies, i.e., the absorbancies of the samples, are used in analyzing the samples.
Abstract:
Samples are prepared and applied to a cuvette, and the cuvette is translated in a given direction. Laser light is coupled to the sample through a Bragg cell, which causes the beam to scan the sample transversely to the given direction. Select optical parameters are monitored, and when they occur, the scan is stopped or slowed for a more complete analysis of the illuminated cell.
Abstract:
The present teachings relate to a method and system for normalizing spectra across multiple instruments. In an embodiment of the present invention, the method comprises at least one reference instrument and a test instrument. Each instrument comprises at least one excitation filter and at least one emission filter arranged in pairs. Each instrument further comprises a pure dye plate comprising a plurality of wells. Each well contains a plurality of dyes where each dye comprises a fluorescent component. Fluorescent spectra are obtained from each instrument for each dye across multiple filter combinations to contribute to a pure dye matrix Mref for the reference instrument and pure dye matrix M for the test instrument. The pure dye spectra can then be multiplied by correction factors for each filter pair to result in corrected pure dye spectra, then normalized and the multicomponenting data can be extracted.
Abstract:
Devices, systems, methods, and compositions of matter can track and/or identify a library of elements, particularly for use with fluids, particulates, cells, and the like. Signals from one or more semiconductor nanocrystals may be combined to define spectral codes. Separation of signal wavelengths within dedicated wavelength ranges or windows facilitates differentiation of spectral codes, while calibration signals within the spectral codes can avoid ambiguity. Modeling based on prior testing can help derive libraries of acceptable codes.
Abstract:
Various improvements in the field of SPR sensing systems are disclosed. One improvement relates to a portable SPR sensing system within a suitcase that can be hand-carried to a monitoring site. Another improvement relates to a portable, cartridge-based SPR sensing system, in which selected portions of the system's electrical and fluidics systems are allocated between a base unit and a removable/ disposable cartridge. Other improvements relate to methods or protocols for operating an SPR sensing system, by providing for the elimination of false positives and increased sensitivity by using secondary antibodies with specificity for different target epitopes and by sensor element redundancy. Protocols are provided for the detection of small molecules and employ a competition type assay where the presence of the analyte inhibits the binding of antibodies to surface immobilized analyte, or a displacement assay, where antibodies bound to the analyte on the sensor surface are displaced by free analyte.
Abstract:
An optical interrogation system and method are described herein that are capable of generating light beams that have desired optical properties which are directed towards a specimen array. In one embodiment, the optical interrogation system includes a light source, a diffractive element and a collimating optic (e.g., simple lens(es), f-θ lens(es), segmented mirror, fiber array). The light source emits a light beam to the diffractive optic which receives the light beam and outputs an array of light beams to the collimating optic. The collimating optic receives and conditions the light beams emitted from the diffractive optic and then outputs the conditioned light beams which have desired optical properties towards a specimen array. Several other embodiments of the optical interrogation system are also described herein.
Abstract:
Devices, systems, methods (as depicted in figure 1a), and compositions of matter can track and/or identify a library of elements, particularly for use with fluids, particulates, cells, and the like. Signals from one or more semiconductor nanocrystals may be combined to define spectral codes. Separation of signal wavelengths within dedicated wavelength ranges or windows facilitates differentiation of spectral codes, while calibration signals within the spectral codes can avoid ambiguity. Modeling based on prior testing can help derive libraries of acceptable codes.
Abstract:
Une carte de microanalyse (10) comprend une couche supérieure (12) contenant des alvéoles (14) pour recevoir un échantillon liquide (16). Une seconde couche (20) de la carte (10), sous la première couche (12), comprend une surface de support (223) liée à une espèce réactive (114). Une troisième couche (26) comprend un support superabsorbant (26) imprégné d'un agent indicateur (228). En général, l'agent indicateur (228) est un substrat (228) pour une enzyme (16), tel qu'un précurseur de colorant réduit et une source d'eau oxygénée nécessaire à l'action de l'enzyme (116) sur le substrat pour provoquer un changement spectral dans la couche absorbante (26). En sélectionnant la structure des première (12) et seconde (20) couches, la carte (10) peut être formattée pour une analyse à déplacement ou une analyse compétitive. La carte de microanalyse (10) de la présente invention est particulièrement utile pour tester des drogues.