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US 2002/0142306 A1Published application
Method of transferring molecules to a film laminate
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsPatrick L. Coleman, Kurt J. Halverson, James I. Hembre, Sanjay L. Patil, Anila Prabhu, Raj Rajagopal, Jerald K. Rasmussen, Barbara C. Swenson
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Abstract
A method for transferring molecules from a matrix to a laminate comprising a shrinkable polymeric film and a surface coating is disclosed.
Claims25
A method of transferring molecules positioned within a matrix to a laminate comprising:
- contacting the matrix with a laminate comprising i) a substrate comprising a shrinkable polymeric film, and ii) a hydrogel disposed on the substrate, to transfer one or more molecules from the matrix to the laminate.
A composition comprising:
- a laminate comprising i) a substrate comprising a polymeric film and ii) a hydrogel disposed on the substrate, the laminate having a projected surface area and a topographical surface area wherein the topographical surface area is greater than the projected surface area;
- and
- one or more molecules affixed to the laminate;
- wherein the one or more molecules are configured so that they may be assayed or detected.
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A method of preparing molecules positioned within a matrix for analysis comprising:
- contacting the matrix with a shrinkable laminate having a projected surface area and a topographical surface area so that one or more molecules are transferred from the matrix to the laminate;
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- shrinking the laminate so that the topographical surface area is greater than the projected surface area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.