Arrays of optical confinements and uses thereof
US7315019B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 16, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/10
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to optical confinements, methods of preparing and methods of using them for analyzing molecules and/or monitoring chemical reactions. The apparatus and methods embodied in the present invention are particularly useful for high-throughput and low-cost single-molecular analysis.
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