Microvolume analysis system
US8681340B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 10, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/00237
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An analyzer comprising a source of electromagnetic radiation, a detector for said radiation and a drophead comprising a surface which is adapted to receive a drop of liquid to be tested, the drophead being positioned in use relative to the source and detector to illuminate a drop received thereon and to cause an interaction in the path of the electromagnetic radiation between the source and detector, characterized in that said surface of said drophead is dimensioned to constrain the drop to adopt a shape which is dominated more by surface tension forces than by gravitational forces.
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