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Sample holder

US12318776B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Q-LINEA AB · SE

Inventors

Jonas Melin · Uppsala, SE
Simon Uhrberg · Uppsala, SE
Jonas Jarvius · Uppsala, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 22, 2019
Grant date	Jun 3, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 16, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2021/035
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A sample holder (10) comprises: an upper layer (20); a lower layer (40); a middle layer (30) between the upper and lower layers; and a sample chamber (33) formed by a through-hole in the middle layer (30), covered at its upper extent by a portion of the bottom surface of the upper layer (20), and at its lower extent by a portion of the top surface of the lower layer (40), wherein at least part of the bottom surface of the upper layer (20) overlapping a portion of a top periphery of the sample chamber (33) comprises a hydrophobic surface, wherein the hydrophobic surface is sufficiently hydrophobic that a contact angle of a water droplet on the hydrophobic surface would exceed 110°.

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