Method for fixing a thin-film material to a slide
AssigneeSiemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
InventorsThomas Engel, Gabriele Hörnig, Gaby Marquardt, Daniela Seidel
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for fixing a thin-film material to a flat surface of a slide for a microscopy apparatus, by means of a liquid. The method comprises: applying a quantity of liquid to the flat surface of the slide; applying the thin-film material to the surface of the slide, which is wetted at least in part, preferably completely with liquid; applying a sample to be microscopically examined to the surface of the thin-film material which faces away from the surface of the slide wetted with liquid; wherein the surface of the thin-film material facing away from the surface of the slide wetted with liquid is hydrophilic.
Claims17
A method for fixing a thin-film material on a planar surface of a slide for a high-numerical-aperture microscopy apparatus in an automated analyzer by means of a liquid, the method comprising the following steps:
- applying a quantity of liquid to the planar surface of the slide,
- applying the thin-film material to the planar surface of the slide which has been wetted at least in part with the liquid to provide temporary fixation of the thin-film material to the planar surface to enable subsequent removal of the thin-film material from the planar surface, and
- applying a specimen to be examined by the high-numerical-aperture microscopy apparatus to a surface of the thin-film material facing away from the planar surface of the slide wetted with the liquid, wherein the surface of the thin-film material facing away from the planar surface of the slide wetted with the liquid is hydrophilic;
- wherein the thin-film material comprises a pliable glass sheet having an ultrathin configuration having a thickness of 0.1 mm to 0.17 mm.
A method for fixing a thin-film material on a planar surface of a slide for a high-numerical-aperture microscopy apparatus in an automated analyzer by means of a liquid, the method comprising:
- applying a quantity of liquid to the planar surface of the slide,
- applying the thin-film material to the planar surface of the slide which has been wetted at least in part with the liquid, and
- applying a specimen to be examined by the high-numerical-aperture microscopy apparatus to a surface of the thin-film material facing away from the planar surface of the slide wetted with the liquid,
- wherein the surface of the thin-film material facing away from the planar surface of the slide wetted with the liquid is hydrophilic;
- wherein the liquid forms a liquid film layer between the thin-film material and the planar surface of the slide that temporarily fixes the thin-film material to the planar surface of the slide such that the thin film material is removable from the slide after microscopy, and after removing the thin film material, the slide is remnant-free and reusable;
- wherein the liquid consists of water;
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- wherein the slide consists of a chemically reinforced aluminosilicate glass.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.