Apparatus and methods for efficient processing of biological samples on slides
AssigneeAmerican Registry of Pathology
InventorWei-Sing Chu
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Abstract
Microscope slides which are useful for manually or automatically processing biological samples are described. External controls may be placed directly on the microscope slide in conjunction with a biological sample to be assayed. The external controls can also be conveniently placed on a membrane which can be affixed to the slide.
Claims13
A slide comprising a microscope slide having a control region apart from a biological sample region and a membrane mounted on the control region of said microscope slide, having at least one control placed on the membrane wherein said membrane comprises said control on a first face of said membrane and a substance on a second face of said membrane wherein said substance causes said membrane to adhere to said microscope slide when contacted with said microscope slide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.