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7310147 Robotic apparatus for picking of cells and other applications with integrated spectroscopic capability  
A robotic apparatus of the kind having a sample manipulation head with associated positioning system mounted above the main bed of the apparatus, as used for picking of cells, in particular animal...
7300800 Analyte detection system  
An analyte detection system utilizing a combination of fluorescent labels for labeling particles and an analyte specific fluorescent analyte detection dye. The particles contain a combination of...
7288227 Biochip reader with enhanced illumination and bioarray positioning apparatus  
A method of illumination and illumination apparatus are provided in a biochip reader. Illumination is provided by a non-collimated laser source or a light emitting diode (LED). The light is...
7286224 Time-multiplexed scanning light source for multi-probe, multi-laser fluorescence detection systems  
An apparatus images a surface. An imager stage linearly translates the surface in a first direction. A light path has a first end defining an input aperture perpendicular to the first direction and...
7279339 Reagent for an immunoassay  
The present invention relates to (1) A reagent for an immunoassay of a target substance existing in a free form and a bound form in a specimen, comprising a latex 1 which is immobilized with a...
7279323 Method for conducting receptor-ligand association reaction and reactor used therefor  
A method for conducting a receptor-ligand association reaction includes the steps of dipping a biochemical analysis unit including a substrate formed with a plurality of absorptive regions which...
7276368 Enhanced waveguide and method  
The present invention provides an optical assay apparatus that includes a light source module and an optical sensor. The light source module produces light having a range of propagation angles. The...
7271249 Biosensors, method for obtaining the same and uses thereof  
The invention relates to biosensors, methods for obtaining them and their use fro detecting, assaying or locating, in direct immunofluorescence, a ligand such as an antigen or hapten, in a...
7270970 Point of care diagnostic systems  
Systems and methods for medical diagnosis or risk assessment for a patient are provided. These systems and methods are designed to be employed at the point of care, such as in emergency rooms and...
7264972 Method and apparatus for sorting biological cells with a MEMS device  
A micromechanical actuator for sorting hematopoietic stem cells for use in cancer therapies. The actuator operates by diverting cells into one of a number of possible pathways fabricated in the...
7264971 Read-head for optical diagnostic device  
A readhead for a photometric diagnostic instrument includes a housing adapted for incorporation within the photometric diagnostic instrument, and an elongated sample table operatively engaged with...
7258990 Alleviation of non-specific binding in microarray assays  
A post-incubation treatment is employed to effectively remove targets, such as proteins/protein complexes, or other label-bearing moieties that may non-specifically bind to a microarray substrate...
7256892 Measuring instrument and fluorometric method  
A measuring instrument that comprises a light source unit 1 capable of emitting light having different wavelengths, a light receiving unit 2 that outputs an electrical signal corresponding to...
7250304 Functional assay of high-density lipoprotein  
This invention provides novel assays that are prognostic and/or diagnostic for atherosclerosis or risk of atherosclerosis. It was discovered that high density lipoprotein (HDL) or components...
7248359 Combining multi-spectral light from spatially separated sources  
Systems and methods for biological sample detection by combining and directing light with an optical blender that provides a composite beam from spatially and spectrally distinct non-parallel light...
7247489 Ion-detecting microspheres and methods of use thereof  
This invention provides methods of using ion-detecting microspheres containing an ionphore and a chromoionphore in clinical laboratory instrumentation such as flow cytometry for sample analysis. In...
7244622 Device and method for multiple analyte detection  
The invention is directed to a method and device for simultaneously testing a sample for the presence, absence, and/or amounts of one or more of a plurality of selected analytes. The invention...
7241381 Method and apparatus for detecting chemical binding  
The method for screening binding between a target binder and potential pharmaceutical chemicals involves sending a solution (preferably an aqueous solution) of the target binder through a conduit...
7235406 Nucleic acid analysis device  
The invention is directed to a method and device for simultaneously testing a sample for the presence, absence, and/or amounts of one or more a plurality of selected analytes. The invention...
7232691 Bioassay and biomolecular identification, sorting, and collection methods using magnetic microspheres  
The present invention is directed to processes of separating, analyzing and/or collecting selected species within a target sample by use of magnetic microspheres including magnetic particles, the...
7232687 Multiple sorter monitor and control subsystem for flow cytometer  
An optical illumination and monitoring subsystem controls the operation of a flow cytometer having a carrier fluid that flows along a channel coupled to a droplet generator, which controls a point...
7229838 MEMS actuator and method of manufacture for MEMS particle sorting device  
A micromechanical particle sorting chip uses an actuator divided into two parts to direct a component of interest into one of a plurality of possible exit paths, based on detection of a fluorescent...
7229837 Enhanced photophysics of conjugated polymers  
A particulate fluorescent conjugated polymer surfactant complex and method of making and using same. The particles are between about 15 and about 50 nm and when formed from a lipsome surfactant...
7229835 Amine detection method and materials  
A compound linked to a solid support (R) through a divalent linker moiety (X) and which is represented by the following formula: is disclosed. In particular, the...
7226563 Ion-detecting sensors comprising plasticizer-free copolymers  
Plasticizer-free ion-detecting sensors for detecting a target ion in a sample are provided. The sensor comprises a plasticizer-free copolymer comprised of polymerized units of methacrylate monomers...
7224826 Fluorescent intensity measuring method and apparatus  
A fluorescent image is obtained by emitting the light with a wavelength which excites a labelling fluorescent substance, a mask is created by a foreign matter area image extracted from an image of...
7223604 Methods and kits for the detection of erythrocytes  
Methods and kits useful in the detection of occult blood in biological samples and specimens, for example to screen for colorectal cancer or detect blood in samples ex vivo, e.g., at a crime scene....
7223367 Chemical sensor arrangement  
The present invention relates to a chemical sensor arrangement having an analyte sensitive indicator wherein the analyte sensitive indicator has at least one nanoparticle. The invention further...
7221455 Integrated, fluorescence-detecting microanalytical system  
The present invention relates to a functionally integrated microanalytical system for performing fluorescence spectroscopy. A source of fluorescence-exciting radiation, typically a LED, is...
7220594 Method and apparatus for sorting particles with a MEMS device  
A micromechanical particle sorting chip uses laser light directed through at least one of a reflective and refractive surface to come to a focus in an optically transparent layer. The laser light...
7217393 Apparatus and method for process monitoring  
An apparatus is provided for testing fluid samples includes a sensor, which can be light source, directed to a flow cell and a photo sensor for detecting a light beam reflected from the flow cell....
7214543 Method and apparatus for sensing nitroaromatics  
The subject invention pertains to a method and apparatus for sensing nitroaromatics. The subject invention can utilize luminescent, for example fluorescent and/or electroluminescent, aryl...
7214538 Device and method for the determination of lithium ion concentration in a biological fluid  
The present invention relates to a novel device and method for the detection of lithium ions in a biological fluid. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention provides a novel compound and a...
7214346 Optoelectronic detection system  
The invention relates to optoelectronic systems for detecting one or more target particles. The system includes a reaction chamber, a specimen collector, an optical detector, and a reservoir...
7211443 Device and method for multiple analyte detection  
The invention is directed to a method and device for simultaneously testing a sample for the presence, absence, and/or amounts of one or more a plurality of selected analytes. The invention...
7208286 Bioluminescent bioreporter integrated circuit devices and methods for detecting ammonia  
Monolithic bioelectronic devices for the detection of ammonia includes a microorganism that metabolizes ammonia and which harbors a lux gene fused with a heterologous promoter gene stably...
7208122 Emissive polymers and devices incorporating these polymers  
The present invention relates to a class of luminescent and conductive polymer compositions having chromophores, and particularly solid films of these compositions exhibiting increased luminescent...
7208121 Plasticizer-free-ion-detective sensors  
A plasticizer-free ion detective sensor for detecting a target ion in a sample is provided. The sensor comprises a copolymer of methacrylate monomers with pendant alkyl groups of different length,...
7201879 Aerosol into liquid collector for depositing particles from a large volume of gas into a small volume of liquid  
An aerosol-into-liquid collector (ALC) for collecting gas-borne particles from a large volume of gas such as air into a small volume of liquid is described. The ALC uses a linear quadrupole to...
7201878 Aerosol particle analyzer for measuring an analyte in airborne particles  
Aerosol particle analyzer (APA) for measuring an analyte in airborne particle is described. Airborne particles are first given an electrical charge and then drawn in air past an oppositely charged...
7201876 Ion-detecting sensors comprising plasticizer-free copolymers  
Ion-detecting sensors for detecting a target ion in a sample are provided. The sensor comprises a plasticizer-free copolymer comprised of polymerized units of methacrylate monomers having pendent...
7198939 Apparatus for interrogating an addressable array  
A method and apparatus of interrogating an addressable array unit, which includes a substrate, a light reflecting layer on a front side of the substrate, and a plurality of features on a front side...
7198756 Non-invasive measurement of pH  
There is a need within the medical community for non-invasive instruments to measure critical physiologic parameters at the point of care. Such a technique may be applicable to a wide variety of...
7192777 Apparatus and method for process monitoring  
An apparatus is provided for testing fluid samples includes a sensor, which can be light source, directed to a flow cell and a photo sensor for detecting a light beam reflected from the flow cell....
7189573 Apparatus and method for process monitoring  
An apparatus is provided for testing fluid samples includes a sensor, which can be light source, directed to a flow cell and a photo sensor for detecting a light beam reflected from the flow cell....
7189366 Molecular tag reader  
Near infrared molecular assays can be used to detect small quantities of a molecule of interest in vivo or in vitro using laser dyes. A hand-held portable device is provided which can rapidly read...
7189361 Analytical device with lightguide Illumination of capillary and microgrooves arrays  
An analytical cell including a lightguide with a plurality of conduits filled with a migration medium. The medium, the lightguide and a surrounding medium have refractive indices selected such that...
7189354 Optically and fluidically enhanced in vitro diagnostic test chamber  
An enclosed chamber is used in a system for screening of a liquid specimen through binding assays. The enclosed chamber includes an inlet, an outlet, and a plurality of discrete reactant containing...
7183103 Instrument for monitoring polymerase chain reaction of DNA  
An optical instrument monitors PCR replication of DNA in a reaction apparatus having a temperature cycled block with vials of reaction ingredients including dye that fluoresces in presence of...
7179654 Biochemical assay with programmable array detection  
A biochemical sensor apparatus having an optical radiation source, a sensor array, and a photodetector array is disclosed. Each sensor of the sensor array includes fluorophores for fluorescence...