Published June 18, 2002 | Version v1
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Portable biochip scanner device

  • 1. Argonne National Laboratory
  • 2. University of Chicago

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Description

A portable biochip scanner device used to detect and acquire fluorescence signal data from biological microchips (biochips) is provided. The portable biochip scanner device employs a laser for emitting an excitation beam. An optical fiber delivers the laser beam to a portable biochip scanner. A lens collimates the laser beam, the collimated laser beam is deflected by a dichroic mirror and focused by an objective lens onto a biochip. The fluorescence light from the biochip is collected and collimated by the objective lens. The fluorescence light is delivered to a photomultiplier tube (PMT) via an emission filter and a focusing lens. The focusing lens focuses the fluorescence light into a pinhole. A signal output of the PMT is processed and displayed.

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Patent application number
US 51529000 A
Patent number
US 6407395 B1
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oai:uchicago.tind.io:9170

Dates

Patent filed
2000-02-29

UChicago Information

Division(s)
Biological Sciences Division
Department(s)
Microbiology