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AssigneeLabcyte Inc.
InventorsRichard N. Ellson, Mitchell W. Mutz, Shehrzad Ahmed Qureshi, Richard G. Stearns
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Methods are provided for analyzing characteristics of fluids in the context of an acoustic ejection system. Such a system has a controller, an acoustic radiation generator, and a coupling medium coupling the radiation to a reservoir holding fluid. The methods can use acoustic radiation to both perturb a surface of the fluid in the reservoir and analyze the effect of the perturbation. The methods may use information about prior fluids. The methods of the invention can determine physical characteristics such as speed of sound and viscosity. The methods also include ways to determine a level of acoustic energy suitable to eject a droplet. Preferably the methods are executed automatically under control of programming of a controller of an acoustic ejection system.
A method of determining the speed of sound in a fluid, comprising the steps of:
A method of adjusting the form of a burst of acoustic radiation so as to eject a droplet of predetermined volume from a quantity of a fluid in an acoustic ejection system, the method comprising the steps of:
A method of determining the volume of the droplets ejected by an acoustic ejector, comprising the steps of:
A method of determining an energy level suitable for ejecting a droplet of a fluid with a particular toneburst waveform, comprising the steps of:
A method of determining an energy level suitable for ejecting a droplet of a fluid with a particular toneburst waveform, comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.