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Biochip type device

US7306766B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 20, 2004
Grant dateDec 11, 2007
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Expiry dateApr 3, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N21/648
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An improved biochip type device comprising a substrate (10) including an intermediate non-absorbent multilayer mirror (12) covered by a layer (14) of high refractive index material having chromophore elements (16) fixed thereon, the layer (14) further including feature (24) for extracting guided-mode light in order to recover the light emitted by the chromophore elements (16) into the layer (14) in response to light excitation, and direct the light to detection and measurement means.

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