Digital optical chemistry micromirror imager
US7785863B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 9, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01J2003/1278
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and method for catalyzing a reaction on a substrate (24) comprising, a light source (12), a micromirror (16) positioned to redirect light (14) from the light source (12) toward a substrate (24) wherein the redirected light (14) catalyzes a chemical reaction proximate a substrate (24), is disclosed. A computer (18) is connected to, and controls, the positioning of mirrors within the micromirror (16) to specifically redirect light to specific portions of a substrate. The substrate (24) can be placed in a reaction chamber (50), wherein the light (14) that is redirected by the micromirror (16) catalyzes a chemical reaction proximate a substrate (24).
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