Light focusing in linear channel arrays
US8304712B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 11, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N27/44721
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to devices that contain linear channels having optically transparent substances for focusing light. In some embodiments, the invention relates to improved nucleic acid sequencing methods using devices disclosed herein. In other embodiments, the invention relates to the arrangement of materials in and around capillary tubes with refractive indexes that maximize the number of channels useful for fluorescent detection of compositions after capillary electrophoresis.
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