Raised surface assay plate
US7449307B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 27, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01L2300/0829
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The assay plate includes a substrate having an substrate surface and at least one raised pad extending from the substrate surface. The raised pad includes a substantially planar sample receiving surface configured for holding a sample thereon for in situ experimentation. The sample receiving surface preferably has at least one sharp edge at the junction between a sidewall coupling the sample receiving surface to the substrate surface. The sample receiving surface is preferably a circle, oval, square, rectangle, triangle, pentagon, hexagon, or octagon shape that is sized to hold a predetermined volume of the sample. A method of using the above described assay plate is also provided. Once a raised pad extending from a substrate is formed, a sample is deposited on the raised pad. Experiments are subsequently performed using the sample on the raised pad.
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