Thermally-conductive biological assay trays
OwnerJames Miller, E. Mikhail Sagal +1inventors
InventorsJames Miller, E. Mikhail Sagal, Kevin McCullough
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Abstract
A thermally-conductive biological assay tray is provided. The trays are made from a polymer composition comprising a base polymer matrix and a thermally-conductive material. The trays can be used for fluorescent immunoassays. The fluorescence level of the polymer composition is sufficiently low such that it does not interfere with the fluorescent immunoassay process. The invention also includes methods for making the bioassay trays.
Claims17
A thermally-conductive, biological assay tray comprising a platform having multiple test wells disposed therein, said platform comprising a polymer composition, said composition comprising:
- i) about 20% to about 80% by weight of a polymer matrix, and ii) about 20% to about 80% by weight of a non-metallic, thermally-conductive material.
A method of making a net-shape molded, thermally-conductive biological assay tray, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a molten composition comprising:
- i) about 20% to about 80% by weight of a polymer matrix, and ii) about 20% to about 80% by weight of a non-metallic, thermally-conductive material;
- b) injecting the molten composition into a mold;
- c) removing the composition from the mold to form a net-shape molded, thermally-conductive biological assay tray comprising a platform having multiple test wells disposed therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.