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US 2012/0230892 A1Published application
Carrier with flexible microassay device and methods of use
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsKenneth A. Peterson, Raymond J. Kenney, Kurt J. Halverson
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Abstract
The disclosure provides a carrier for flexible microassay devices (510). The carrier is detachably attached to the microassay device (510) and provides means for protecting and handling the flexible microassay device (510). A method of preparing a microassay device for use is also disclosed.
Claims27
An article, comprising:
- a flexible microassay device comprising an upper major surface that includes a plurality of microwells and a lower major surface, wherein an adhesive composition is bonded to at least a portion of the lower major surface;
- a flexible first protective layer;
- and
- a shielding element releasably coupled to the adhesive composition such that the shielding element is dimensioned to be substantially coextensive with the portion of the lower major surface that comprises the adhesive composition;
- wherein the first protective layer is releasably coupled to the upper major surface of the microassay device.
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A method of making a carrier device, comprising:
- providing,
- a microassay device that includes upper and lower major surfaces, wherein the upper major surface comprises a plurality of microwells, wherein at least a portion of the lower major surface comprises an adhesive composition bonded thereto, wherein a shielding element is detachably attached to the adhesive composition and the shielding layer is substantially coextensive with the portion of the lower major surface that comprises the adhesive composition;
- a first protective layer;
- and
- detachably attaching the first protective layer to the upper major surface of the microassay device.
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A method of making a carrier device, comprising:
- providing,
- a microassay device that includes upper and lower major surfaces, wherein the upper major surface comprises a plurality of microwells, wherein at least a portion of the lower major surface comprises an adhesive composition bonded thereto;
- a shielding element;
- a first protective layer;
- detachably attaching the shielding element to the adhesive composition such that the shielding element is substantially coextensive with the portion of the lower major surface that comprises the adhesive composition;
- and
- detachably attaching the first protective layer to the upper major surface of the microassay device.
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A method of preparing a flexible microassay device for a microanalysis, comprising:
- providing,
- an article that includes,
- a microassay device with upper and lower major surfaces, wherein the upper major surface includes a plurality of microwells, wherein the upper major surface is detachably attached to a first protective layer, wherein at least a portion of the lower major surface includes an adhesive composition bonded thereto;
- a shielding element detachably attached to the adhesive composition such that the shielding element is substantially coextensive with the portion of the lower major surface that comprises the adhesive composition;
- optionally, a second protective layer attached to the shielding element and/or the first protective layer;
- a component of an optical system;
- separating the shielding element from the microassay device;
- and
- contacting the lower major surface of the microassay device with the optical system component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.