Sorption micro-array
US8192697B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2001/2826
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sorption micro-array (1) for sorbing a substance off an assay sample comprises a support (11) and a plurality of sorption elements (14). The plurality of sorption elements (14) is arranged in a well defined geometry in connection with the support (11), wherein the distance between each sorption element (14) and its adjacent sorption element (14) is predefined. Since all of the sorption elements (14) are arranged at a well defined location of the sorption micro-array (1), e.g. in a row with well defined distances from each other, the output of an analysis of substances sorbed by each of the sorption elements (14) can exactly be allocated to a well defined location of an assay sample from which the substances have been sorbed. Like this, it is possible to provide an exact chemical output image of the micro-distribution of the substances of the assay sample. The sorption micro-array according to the invention allows a gentle fluidic pick up of substances essentially without impairing the substances wherein the location of the pick up on the assay sample is well defined.
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