Reaction chamber having pre-stored reagents

US8911938B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · US

Inventors

• Michael G. Mauk · Wilmington, US
• Haim H. Bau · Swarthmore, US
• Amanda W. Dyson · Woodlyn, US
• Sudhir Ramprasad · Philadelphia, US
• Dafeng Chen · Sharon, US
• Do Young Byun · Seoul, KR

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 10, 2008
• Grant date: Dec 16, 2014
• Expiry date: Oct 15, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T436/25
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Disclosed are preloaded analysis modules comprising reagents disposed within a barrier material capable of liberating the reagents, at a time advantageous to a reaction scheme, when exposed to certain activation conditions or reagents. Also disclosed are related methods for analyzing samples with such modules.