Sample carrier device and method for operating the same
US11291991B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 20, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01L2300/1827
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A sample carrier device including a single substrate, a penetration structure and a fixing structure is provided. The penetration structure is formed on a side of the substrate. The penetration structure has a fluid passage. The fixing structure is formed on a side of the penetration structure. The sample carrier device is divided into an end portion, an observation portion and an operation portion. The user can separate the observation portion from the end portion by operating the operation portion. After the observation portion is separated from the end portion, the user can inject the sample into the fluid passage through a port of the fluid passage exposed to the observation portion. Once the sample is carried by the fluid passage of the observation portion, the user can seal the port of the fluid passage and place the observation portion in an electron microscope device.
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