Scanning drop sensor

US9645109B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · US
• LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY · US

Inventors

• Jian Jin · Perry, US
• Chengxiang Xiang · Pasadena, US
• John M. Gregoire · Sierra Madre, US
• Aniketa A. Shinde · Duarte, US
• Dan W. Guevarra · Norwalk, US
• Ryan J. Jones · Pasadena, US
• Martin R. Marcin · Simi Valley, US
• Slobodan Mitrovic · Pasadena, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 10, 2015
• Grant date: May 9, 2017
• Expiry date: Nov 6, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01N27/417
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Electrochemical or electrochemical and photochemical experiments are performed on a collection of samples by suspending a drop of electrolyte solution between an electrochemical experiment probe and one of the samples that serves as a test sample. During the electrochemical experiment, the electrolyte solution is added to the drop and an output solution is removed from the drop. The probe and collection of samples can be moved relative to one another so the probe can be scanned across the samples.