Abstract:
Devices, systems and methods for affinity reagent and catalyst discovery employing a library on a bead HTS platform, each bead comprising affixed non-natural polymers of a distinct bioactive monomer with sequence pre-defined branching and folding in tertiary structures, and fiber-optic array scanning technology.
Abstract:
Aspects of the invention are directed to a device and method for detecting characteristics of a gas. The gas includes an exhausted plume from a vehicle or factory plant, leaked gas from an oil well or gas resource, or unidentified gas from an unknown source. The method includes sweepingly directing a beam of light through the gas to a target surface on which the beam of light is scattered, acquiring the scattered light scattered from the target surface, and processing the acquired scattered light to determine the characteristics of the gas, where the characteristics of the gas comprise at least one of a temperature of the gas and an amount of at least one ingredient of the gas.
Abstract:
Described is a system for inducing and detecting multi-photon processes, in particular multi-photon fluorescence or higher harmonic generation in a sample. The system comprises a dynamically-controllable light source, said dynamically-controllable light source comprising a first sub-light source, said first sub-light source being electrically controllable such as to generate controllable time-dependent intensity patterns of light having a first wavelength, and at least one optical amplifier, thereby allowing for active time-control of creation of multi-photon-excitation. The system further comprises a beam delivery unit for delivering light generated by said dynamically-controllable light source to a sample site, and a detector unit or detector assembly for detecting signals indicative of said multi-photon process, in particular multi-photon fluorescence signals or higher harmonics signals.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a sample holding carrier that can accurately measure a sample with a simple configuration, and a fluorescence detection system and a fluorescence detection device that use the same. Biosensor substrate (10) includes: base substrate (11) on which excitation light is incident from a lower surface; reflecting film (14) that is arranged on an upper surface of base substrate (11) to partially reflect the excitation light; and plural wells (13) that are arranged on an upper surface side of reflecting film (14) and have bottom surface portions (13a). The excitation light is converged to be incident on base substrate (11). Distance d3 from reflecting surface (11a) that is of a boundary between reflecting film (14) and base substrate (11) to bottom surface portion (13a) of well (13) is less than or equal to a focal depth of the excitation light. Therefore, the sample accommodated in bottom surface portion (13a) of well (13) can surely and efficiently be irradiated with the excitation light, and accurately be measured.
Abstract:
A liquid sample is irradiated with excitation light and measurement light, and a measurement position at which a traveling path of the measurement light passes through an excitation section of the excitation light in the sample is changed while the sample is being irradiated with the excitation light and the measurement light. Then, the phase change of the measurement light is measured for each measurement by optical interferometry on the basis of the measurement light after the measurement light passes through the sample. The measurement position is changed by, for example, scanning the excitation light, moving the sample, moving a lens that collects the excitation light in the sample so as to change the light-collecting position (focal position) in the sample, etc.
Abstract:
In a Raman spectroscopy apparatus, exciting light is focussed on a sample (26) as a line focus (38). Spectra from points in the line focus are dispersed in rows 46 on a CCD detector (34), having a two-dimensional array of pixels. The line focus moves longitudinally in a direction Y relative to the sample. Simultaneously and synchronously, charge is shifted in a parallel direction Y' within the CCD, so that data from a given point in the sample continues to accumulate, hi order to provide averaging in the X direction during fast, low resolution scanning, the line focus is swept across the sample in a zig-zag fashion, between boundary lines 60.