Tube and reflective float systems for analyzing suspensions
AssigneeRareCyte, Inc.
InventorsJackie Lynn Stilwell, Arturo Bernardo Ramirez
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Abstract
Tube and float systems for analyzing target materials of a suspension include in which at least a portion of the outer surface of the float is reflective are described. The target material particles can be conjugated with fluorophores. In order to identify the target material, the material between the float and tube is illuminated with one or more channels of excitation radiation, which causes the fluorophores to become excited and emit radiation at longer wavelengths. The reflective surface of the float reflects the excitation radiation and the emitted radiation.
Claims24
A system for analyzing a target material of a suspension, the system comprising:
- a tube with a closed end to hold the suspension;
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- a reflective float to be added to the tube, wherein the float is to trap the target material between the float and an inner wall of the tube and at least a portion of an outer surface of the float is reflective with respect to excitation light to illuminate fluorophores to be attached to particles of the target material and to light emitted from the fluorophores.
A float to be inserted into a tube with a closed end to hold a suspension, wherein the float is to trap a target material of a suspension between the float and an inner wall of the tube and the float includes a reflective outer surface to reflect excitation light used to illuminate fluorophores attached to target particles of the target material and to reflect light emitted from the fluorophores.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.