Luminescence exposure apparatus
    101.
    发明授权
    Luminescence exposure apparatus 失效
    发光曝光装置

    公开(公告)号:US4985631A

    公开(公告)日:1991-01-15

    申请号:US308718

    申请日:1989-02-13

    Abstract: Apparatus for performing and measuring chemical reactions includes a reaction test apparatus having reaction wells wherein reactants are controllably mixed, and exposure apparatus which receives and positions the reaction test apparatus adjacent a photographic film. Each of the reaction wells includes at least two reaction chambers, arranged in a side by side fashion. All but the final reaction chamber have upwardly sloping sides, so that liquid placed in one reaction chamber can flow to the next reaction chamber when the apparatus is tilted. In a preferred embodiment, the reaction wells are supported in a plate that is structurally integral with the wells but separates the wells from each other. The test plate is retained in the exposure apparatus, and liquid is controllably flowed from one reaction chamber to the next by tilting the exposure apparatus. The apparatus of the invention is particularly suited for measuring reactions that produce luminescence of short duration, as the reactants can be conveniently mixed in darkness, while the film is being exposed.

    Method and apparatus for providing quality assurance and calibration
assurance in a spectrophotometer
    102.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for providing quality assurance and calibration assurance in a spectrophotometer 失效
    在分光光度计中提供质量保证和校准保证的方法和设备

    公开(公告)号:US4892405A

    公开(公告)日:1990-01-09

    申请号:US256568

    申请日:1988-10-12

    Abstract: An apparatus for the calibration and quality assurance of a multichannel spectrophotometer, particularly an ELISA spectrophotometer, comprises a series of filters having a known first color and linearly increasing optical density. The response of the spectrophotometer is measured against the known color and linearly increasing optical density. Additional filters of at least one additional color permit checking the color response of the spectrophotmeter. An algorithm determines whether the response conforms to predetermined conditions. An output is produced to provide a record of the calibration and quality assurance of the spectrophotometer. The invention has particular utility for conducting calibration and quality assurance of ELISA spectrophotometers used in clinical laboratory screening for infectious diseases, such as Hepatitis B and the AIDS viruses.

    Abstract translation: 用于多通道分光光度计,特别是ELISA分光光度计的校准和质量保证的装置包括具有已知的第一颜色和线性增加的光密度的一系列滤光器。 根据已知的颜色和线性增加的光密度测量分光光度计的响应。 至少一种额外的颜色的附加过滤器允许检查分光光度计的颜色响应。 算法确定响应是否符合预定条件。 产生输出以提供分光光度计的校准和质量保证的记录。 本发明具有用于进行临床实验室筛查感染性疾病如乙型肝炎和艾滋病病毒的ELISA分光光度计的校准和质量保证的特殊用途。

    Sample-scanning photometer
    104.
    发明授权
    Sample-scanning photometer 失效
    采样扫描光度计

    公开(公告)号:US4580895A

    公开(公告)日:1986-04-08

    申请号:US546451

    申请日:1983-10-28

    Inventor: Shailen S. Patel

    CPC classification number: G01N21/253 G01N2201/0446

    Abstract: An apparatus and method for reading agglutination tests and other procedures by scanning the contents of a microtest well or other sample-holding vessel to determine a certain charactersitic of the contents, such as the size of an agglutination button or other solid mass in the well.

    Abstract translation: 通过扫描微孔或其他样品保持容器的内容物来确定内容物的某些特征,例如孔中的凝集按钮或其它固体块的尺寸,来读取凝集试验和其它程序的装置和方法。

    Method of analyzing liquid samples, microplate reader and computer program

    公开(公告)号:US11946859B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-02

    申请号:US17874091

    申请日:2022-07-26

    CPC classification number: G01N21/253 G01N2201/0446

    Abstract: The method of analyzing absorbance of one or more liquid samples (3) arranged in the wells (2) of a microplate (1) comprises the steps of setting a desired wavelength falling within the wavelength range of 380 nm-750 nm for absorbance measurement (101), illuminating the samples (3) using electromagnetic radiation having a bandwidth of at most 20 nm around the set wavelength (102), measuring radiant flux transmitted through each sample (3) (103), on the basis of measured radiant flux values, determining an absorbance value for each sample (3) (104), and visualizing the absorbance values on a display (12) as a matrix comprising a plurality of cells (23), each cell (23) corresponding to a well (2) of the microplate (1) (105). The set wavelength is used as an input for determining the visual properties of the cells (23).

    Assays and reagents for antimicrobial susceptibility testing

    公开(公告)号:US11649477B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-16

    申请号:US16506729

    申请日:2019-07-09

    Abstract: Systems and methods for antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) are provided in which variances in anionic charge of microbes are taken into account. Cationic surfactants may be used to sensitize otherwise resistant microorganisms to polycationic antibiotics, such as polymyxins. Since microorganisms gain polycationic antibiotic resistance through mutations that decrease surface anionic charge, the susceptibility of a microorganism to a polycationic antibiotic may be indicative of its surface charge. In order to enable electrostatic interactions with the microorganism surface, a cationic surfactant may be applied to increase the anionic charge of the microorganism.

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