Nanofluidic cell and loading platform
OwnerGermán SCIAINI, Ariel PETRUKinventors
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Abstract
Parts of a pair, in use, are disposed in abutting relation to one another to define a cell for use with an electron microscope, the cell having, disposed on opposite surfaces thereof, a pair of windows, the windows being arranged in spaced relation to one another to define a viewable interior volume of the cell at a region of overlap. A housing is adapted to receive one of the pair of parts and further adapted to define a chamber containing the one of the parts which chamber, in use, is evacuated. An arrangement is adapted, when the one of the parts is received by the housing and is in receipt of a sample and the chamber is evacuated, to position together the one of the pair of parts and the other of the pair of parts.
Claims21
Apparatus for use with an electron microscope and for receiving a liquid sample and/or in-liquid sample droplet, the apparatus comprising:
- a pair of parts which, in use, are disposed in abutting relation to one another to define a cell for use with said microscope, the cell having:
- disposed on opposite surfaces thereof, a pair of windows, the windows being arranged in spaced relation to one another to define a viewable interior volume of the cell at the region of overlap;
- and a cavity communicating with the viewable interior volume of the cell, the volume of the cavity, in combination with the viewable interior volume, being larger than the volume of the droplet.
Apparatus for use with a pair of parts, a liquid or in-liquid sample and an evacuation apparatus, the pair of parts, in use, being disposed in abutting relation to one another to define a cell for use with an electron microscope, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing having a receiver for one of the pair of parts, the receiver being adapted to hold the one of the pair of parts, the housing being adapted to define a chamber containing the one of the parts which chamber, in use, is evacuated by the evacuation apparatus;
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- an arrangement for, when the one of the parts is in the receiver and is in receipt of the sample and the chamber is under said vacuum conditions, positioning together the one of the pair of parts with the other of the pair of parts.
Apparatus for use with a pair of parts and an evacuation apparatus, the pair of parts, in use, being disposed in abutting relation to one another to define a cell for use with an electron microscope, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing being adapted to receive one of the pair of parts and further being adapted to define a chamber containing the one of the parts which chamber, in use, is evacuated by the evacuation apparatus;
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- an arrangement for, when the one of the parts is received by the housing and is in receipt of the sample and the chamber is under said vacuum conditions, positioning together the pair of parts with the other of the pair of parts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.