Molecularity measurement instrument and molecularity measurement method
US7978327B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 4, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 9, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N21/6458
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
There is provided a molecularity measurement instrument capable of working out the number of molecules in a sample by comparing a measured value of a light quantity with a theoretical light quantity per a single molecule, and a molecularity measurement method using the same. The molecularity of the sample is quantitatively estimated on the basis of a light quantity having correlation with the molecularity. The molecularity measurement method comprises the step of working out a theoretical light quantity per a single molecule, the step of measuring a light quantity of the sample by use of an image detector, and the step of working out the molecularity of the sample on the basis of a ratio of the light quantity of the sample to the theoretical light quantity as worked out.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.