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7635452 System, kit, and method for measuring membrane diffusion  
A system for measuring diffusion of a compound across a membrane generally comprises a membrane held between a first base having a plurality of outwardly extending hollow projections and a second...
7635326 Device comprising a tool holder and a removably attachable tool  
The inventive device comprises a tool holder ( 1 ), which can be displaced in an x-direction, in a y-direction that is perpendicular thereto, and in a z-direction that is perpendicular to both the...
7632638 Methods and apparatus for detecting viruses using an acoustic device  
Methods for detecting viruses are provided. A plurality of particles, each of which is coated with a capture agent having an affinity for the virus, is combined with the sample to form a plurality...
7632461 In situ heat induced antigen recovery and staining apparatus and method  
An automated in situ heat induced antigen recovery and staining method and apparatus for treating a plurality of microscope slides. The process of heat induced antigen recovery and the process of...
7628956 Sheath flow forming device and sample analyzer provided with same  
The sheath flow forming device includes: a container for storing sample fluid and having a supply port for supplying the sample fluid; a second container for storing sheath fluid and having a...
7629137 Methods and apparatus for detecting bacteria using an acoustic device  
Methods for detecting bacteria are provided. A plurality of particles, each of which is coated with a capture agent having an affinity for the bacteria, is combined with the sample to form a...
7622077 In situ heat induced antigen recovery and staining apparatus and method  
An automated in situ heat induced antigen recovery and staining method and apparatus for treating a plurality of microscope slides. The process of heat induced antigen recovery and the process of...
7622081 Integrated active flux microfluidic devices and methods  
The invention relates to a microfabricated device for the rapid detection of DNA, proteins or other molecules associated with a particular disease. The devices and methods of the invention can be...
7615375 Osmotic reaction cell for monitoring biological and non-biological reactions  
A method and apparatus for measuring the presence or absence of reaction between a first and second material of interest by measuring osmotic pressure changes in a reaction cell. The reaction cell...
7615381 Method and apparatus for detecting estradiol and metabolites thereof using an acoustic device  
Methods for detecting estradiol and metabolites thereof in a sample are provided. A plurality of particles, each of which is coated with a capture agent having an affinity for estradiol, is...
7611908 Method and apparatus for therapeutic drug monitoring using an acoustic device  
Methods for therapeutic drug monitoring are provided. A plurality of particles, each of which is coated with a capture agent capable of binding a therapeutic drug of choice is combined with the...
7598094 Methods and apparatus for detecting cardiac injury markers using an acoustic device  
Methods for detecting cardiac injury by detecting one or more cardiac markers are provided. A plurality of particles, each of which is coated with a capture agent having an affinity for a cardiac...
7582482 Continuous ion species removal device and method  
Apparatus and method for treating a liquid sample stream including at least one analyte ion species and matrix ion species of opposite charge to said one analyte ion species. The liquid sample...
7556776 Microfluidic manipulation of fluids and reactions  
The present invention relates generally to microfluidic structures, and more specifically, to microfluidic structures and methods including microreactors for manipulating fluids and reactions. In...
7550267 Microscale diffusion immunoassay utilizing multivalent reactants  
An improved microscale diffusion immunoassay utilizing multivalent reactants is disclosed. In particular, a method for detecting the presence of analyte particles in an analyte fluid is disclosed,...
7534394 Potentiometric titration method for quantitative determination of hydrogen peroxide  
An electrochemical potentiometric titration method that entails titration of a known volume of a catholyte containing an unknown amount of hydrogen peroxide in a titration cell having two...
7531134 Method and apparatus for automated analysis and characterization of chemical constituents of process solutions  
A method of directed automated analysis of a plurality of analytes of a process solution includes providing a sample of the process solution containing a plurality of the analytes, admixing an...
7521248 Apo B measurement system and method  
A system and method for measuring apolipoprotein B 100 (apo B) during the cholesterol subclass measurement process is provided which obviates the need for a separate apo B test.
7513857 Device having a tool holder and a tool which can be secured removeably  
The inventive device comprises a tool holder, which can be displaced in an x-direction, in a y-direction that is perpendicular thereto, and in a z-direction that is perpendicular to both the...
7491552 Fluid based analysis of multiple analytes by a sensor array  
A system for the rapid characterization of multi-analyte fluids, in one embodiment, includes a light source, a sensor array, and a detector. The sensor array is formed from a supporting member into...
7485888 Single detector multicolor particle analyzer and method  
A multicolor particle analyzer and method is described. The particles each of which either naturally fluoresce or are tagged to fluoresce at distinctive wavelengths are caused to flow through an...
7476362 In situ heat induced antigen recovery and staining apparatus and method  
An automated in situ heat induced antigen recovery and staining method and apparatus for treating a plurality of microscope slides. The process of heat induced antigen recovery and the process of...
7459127 Method and apparatus for precise transfer and manipulation of fluids by centrifugal and/or capillary forces  
A micro-liter liquid sample, particularly a biological sample, is analyzed in a device employing centrifugal and capillary forces. The sample is moved through one or more sample wells arrayed...
7459129 Retaining microfluidic microcavity and other microfluidic structures  
A microfluidic device that comprises several microchannel structures in which there are an inlet port, an outlet port and there between a structural unit comprising a fluidic function. The...
7452726 Microfluidic particle-analysis systems  
The invention provides systems, including apparatus, methods, and kits, for the microfluidic manipulation and/or detection of particles, such as cells and/or beads. The invention provides systems,...
7452729 Waste high-pressure fluid processing method  
The present invention relates to a method for processing a waste high-pressure fluid, which is yielded by bringing a high-pressure fluid into contact with a processing object in a high-pressure...
7442339 Microfluidic apparatus, Raman spectroscopy systems, and methods for performing molecular reactions  
Disclosed herein are methods, apparatuses, and systems for performing nucleic acid sequencing reactions and molecular binding reactions in a microfluidic channel. The methods, apparatuses, and...
7442556 Microfluidic-based electrospray source for analytical devices with a rotary fluid flow channel for sample preparation  
This invention provides microfluidic devices and methods for using the same. Microfluidic devices of the present invention comprises a first elastic layer, a fluid flow channel within the elastic...
7439075 Method and device for withdrawing suspended microparticles from a fluidic microsystem  
A method of discharging a fluid flow with suspended microparticles from a fluidic microsystem ( 10 ) is described, whereby the fluid flow converges with at least one output flow to form a discharge...
7438856 Microfluidic devices and methods  
Embodiments of the invention are directed to microfluidic devices. In one embodiment, a microanalysis chip comprises a body having at least one transfer-separation channel with a channel bottom...
7435384 Diagnostic instrument with movable electrode mounting member and methods for detecting analytes  
An instrument (A) detects in a sample the presence of an analyte. The sample includes electrically readable particles ( 126 ) with an agent attached thereto that binds with the analyte or is an...
7431889 Inner walls of microfluidic devices  
A microfluidic device comprising one, two, three or more enclosed microchannel structures, each of which comprises a) an inlet arrangement with an inlet opening for liquid, b) a reaction...
7427376 Sample analyzer and its components  
A sample analyzer includes a liquid aspirator to be stuck into the closed container for aspirating a sample from a closed container; a preparing section for preparing an analysis sample using the...
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Fractionation of macro-molecules using asymmetric pulsed field electrophoresis
 
A method and apparatus for fractionation of charged macro-molecules such as DNA is provided. DNA solution is loaded into a matrix including an array of obstacles. An alternating electric field...
7419821 Apparatus and methods for analyte measurement and immunoassay  
The present invention relates to an apparatus for conducting a variety of assays for the determination of analytes in liquid samples, and relates to the methods for such assays. In particular, the...
7416896 Determination of plasma total and unbound bilirubin using zone fluidics  
A method for determining total and bound plasma bilirubin. The method utilizes zone fluidics to enable accurate determination of the bilirubin using small volumes of sample and reagents, and...
7416903 Wavy interface mixer  
The present invention provides methods and apparatus for mixing samples in-line in a microfluidic system, comprising methods of and means for introducing a first fluid sample into a flow-tube at a...
7413707 Microchip assembly  
Provided is a microchip assembly including a base holder, a microchip installed on the base holder and having at least one input hole into which a reaction sample is input and at least one...
7410809 Particle or cell analyzer and method  
A particle analyzer in which tagged particles to be analyzed are drawn through a suspended capillary tube where a predetermined volume in the capillary tube is illuminated. The illumination...
7393502 Test device for analysis of a liquid sample  
A test device 1 for analyzing a specific component in a test solution with a reagent by allowing the solution introduced via a feed opening 4 to react with the reagent maintained in a...
7393690 Systems and methods for measuring fluid properties  
A method for measuring properties of a fluid including placing a quantity of fluid in a container; inducing flow in the fluid wherein the flow is substantially streamlined in at least a measuring...
7384795 Methods for verifying fluid movement  
Methods for using semiconductor nanocrystals for determining fluid movement, fluid dilution and fluid removal are described. Methods for using semiconductor nanocrystals for monitoring and...
7384602 Chemical analysis apparatus and genetic diagnostic apparatus  
In a chemical analysis apparatus for extracting a specific substance, such as nucleic acid, from a sample containing a plurality of chemical substances, solutions remaining in valves are prevented...
7378280 Apparatus and methods for conducting assays and high throughput screening  
The present invention provides microfluidic devices and methods for using the same. In particular, microfluidic devices of the present invention are useful in conducting a variety of assays and...
7378058 Method and apparatus for modifying pressure within a fluid dispenser  
A fluid dispenser useful in methods and apparatuses for automated biological reaction systems including a barrel, a coupler, a piston associated with the barrel, and a sealing surface that seals...
7368084 Flow cytometry for high throughput screening  
The present invention, provides a flow cytometry apparatus for the detection of particles from a plurality of samples comprising: means for moving a plurality of samples comprising particles from a...
7351376 Integrated active flux microfluidic devices and methods  
The invention relates to a microfabricated device for the rapid detection of DNA, proteins or other molecules associated with a particular disease. The devices and methods of the invention can be...
7344681 Planar micromixer  
The present embodiment describes a laminar-mixing embodiment that utilizes simple, three-dimensional injection. Also described is the use of the embodiment in combination with wide and shallow...
7341872 Multiautoclave with set of vessels for combinatorial synthesis of zeolites and other materials  
A vessel arrangement having a base and multiple vessels suited for simultaneously conducting a plurality of isolated experimental reactions or treatments at atmospheric process conditions or...
7338637 Microfluidic device with thin-film electronic devices  
A microfluidic device for analysis of a sample. The microfluidic device includes a substrate portion that at least partially defines a chamber for receiving the sample. The substrate portion...