Instrument excitation source and calibration method
US7714301B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 5, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 11, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N21/6456
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus including an LED excitation source and module useful for full plate imaging fluorescence instruments as well as methods for calibrating such instruments. The apparatus may include a light source operative to provide simultaneous illumination of a first wavelength selected to a plurality of samples to excite the fluorescent emission of light of a second wavelength by said plurality of samples wherein the light source is an LED array; and an optical sensor, responsive to light at said second wavelength.
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