公开(公告)号：AT537438T

公开(公告)日：2011-12-15

申请号：AT03738941

申请日：2003-05-19

Applicant: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP

Inventor： KING HOWARD ,  BOEGE STEVEN ,  YOUNG EUGENE ,  OLDMAN MARK

IPC: G01N21/64 ,  G01N21/25

Abstract: An instrument may include an array of sample wells, a plurality of samples arranged in the array of sample wells, a plurality of light sources, a plurality of detectors, a plurality of lightpipes arranged between the plurality of samples and the plurality of detectors, and a plurality of lightpipes arranges between the plurality of light sources and the plurality of detectors. The samples include a plurality of detectable markers being capable of generating increased emission due to a presence of a target component in the sample. The detectable markers have a respective excitation wavelength range and a respective emission wavelength range. The light sources are capable of emitting a plurality of excitation wavelength ranges toward the plurality of samples to respectively excite the detectable markers. The detectors are capable of detecting an emission wavelength range emitted from the detectable markers.