Abstract:
Un sistema de iluminación para iluminar una superficie de sensor SPR (32) que tiene formada en la misma una capa conductora (33, 142, 152, 154), comprendiendo el sistema de iluminación: Una disposición (132) de fuentes de luz (26, 134); Un colimador (46) que dirige la luz desde cada fuente de luz (26, 134) en un haz colimado de luz de manera que la luz es incidente sobre la superficie de sensor (32); y Un controlador de fuentes de luz controlable para apagar y encender una fuente de luz (26, 134) en la disposición (132) independiente de las otras fuentes de luz en la disposición, caracterizado porque: La disposición (132) de las fuentes de luz (26, 134) es una disposición bidimensional (132) de filas (136) y columnas (138) de fuentes de luz (26, 134); y La luz de cada fuente de luz (26, 134) en una misma fila (136) ilumina la superficie de sensor (32) con sustancialmente un mismo ángulo de incidencia.
Abstract:
An SPR sensor comprising a thin conducting layer comprising at least one conductive element formed on a surface of a transparent substrate, a light source that illuminates an interface between the conducting layer and the substrate, a photosensitive surface that generates signals from light reflected from the interface, a flow cell formed with at least one flow channel having a lumen defined by a wall formed from an elastic material and from a region of the conducting layer, and at least one hollow fluid-providing flow control apparatus having a lumen and an orifice communicating with its lumen. Fluid flow is enabled between the flow channel and the lumen of the flow control apparatus by forcing an end of the flow control apparatus through the elastic material so that the orifice communicates with the flow channel lumen.
Abstract:
A method of determining a normalized quantity of an analyte adhering to beads ( 310 ) in a detection area ( 312 ) of a bead-based assaying system ( 300 ), the method comprising: a) causing a complex of the analyte to fluorescently or chemically emit a first light ( 2 ), or to release a dye; b) measuring an integrated intensity of the first light emitted from the beads in the detection area, or a concentration of the dye released from the beads in the detection area, or both; c) causing light ( 1 ) to interact with the beads in the detection area, the interaction not depending on whether or how much analyte is adhering to the beads; d) measuring a second light ( 1 ) resulting from the interaction with the beads which does not depend on the analyte; and e) determining the normalized quantity of analyte from the integrated intensity of the first light or concentration of the dye or both, and from the measured second light.
Abstract:
An SPR sensor comprising a thin conducting layer comprising at least one conductive element formed on a surface of a transparent substrate, a light source that illuminates an interface between the conducting layer and the substrate, a photosensitive surface that generates signals from light reflected from the interface, a flow cell formed with at least one flow channel having a lumen defined by a wall formed from an elastic material and from a region of the conducting layer, and at least one hollow fluid-providing flow control apparatus having a lumen and an orifice communicating with its lumen. Fluid flow is enabled between the flow channel and the lumen of the flow control apparatus by forcing an end of the flow control apparatus through the elastic material so that the orifice communicates with the flow channel lumen.
Abstract:
A tip for use in an optical detection system to analyze an analyte in a fluid sample drawn into the tip, using light reflected from a detection surface inside the tip that the analyte binds to, comprising a first detection surface and a second detection surface located in a same flow path with no controllable valve separating them, wherein the first and second detection surfaces have different surface chemistries.
Abstract:
A method of determining a normalized quantity of an analyte adhering to beads ( 310 ) in a detection area ( 312 ) of a bead-based assaying system ( 300 ), the method comprising: a) causing a complex of the analyte to fluorescently or chemically emit a first light ( 2 ), or to release a dye; b) measuring an integrated intensity of the first light emitted from the beads in the detection area, or a concentration of the dye released from the beads in the detection area, or both; c) causing light ( 1 ) to interact with the beads in the detection area, the interaction not depending on whether or how much analyte is adhering to the beads; d) measuring a second light ( 1 ) resulting from the interaction with the beads which does not depend on the analyte; and e) determining the normalized quantity of analyte from the integrated intensity of the first light or concentration of the dye or both, and from the measured second light.
Abstract:
One embodiment of the invention is directed to an imaging device comprising an image sensor comprising an array of pixels, and a mask coupled with the image sensor, the mask configured to darken at least one pixel in the array of pixels.
Abstract:
Provided herein are imaging cassettes for detecting a luminescent and/or radioactive signals. Such cassettes are useful in common biological assays, e.g., immunoassays, nucleotide detection assays, and other affinity assays.
Abstract:
Methods and digital imaging devices disclosed herein are adapted to capture images of a specimen in a chemical reaction using a series of short exposures of light emissions from the specimen over a period of time. The series of short exposures is captured using an array of pixels of an image sensor in the digital imaging device that are configured for performing continuous non-destructive read operations to read out a set of non-destructive read images of the specimen from the pixel array. In one embodiment, images are captured by delaying the read out until at or near the end of the chemical reaction to reduce read noise in the images. The signals read out from the image sensor can be continuously monitored and the capturing of images can be discontinued either automatically or based on a command from a user. The captured images can then be displayed in a graphical display.