Laser heating of aqueous samples on a micro-optical-electro-mechanical system
US8367976B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 10, 2008 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B3/0033
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system of heating a sample on a microchip includes the steps of providing a microchannel flow channel in the microchip; positioning the sample within the microchannel flow channel, providing a laser that directs a laser beam onto the sample for heating the sample; providing the microchannel flow channel with a wall section that receives the laser beam and enables the laser beam to pass through wall section of the microchannel flow channel without being appreciably heated by the laser beam; and providing a carrier fluid in the microchannel flow channel that moves the sample in the microchannel flow channel wherein the carrier fluid is not appreciably heated by the laser beam.
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