Sample processing improvements for microscopy
AssigneeAlentic Microscience Inc.
InventorsAlan Marc Fine, Hershel Macaulay, Noah Hymes-Vandermeulen
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Abstract
Among other things, a first surface is configured to receive a sample and is to be used in a microscopy device. There is a second surface to be moved into a predefined position relative to the first surface to form a sample space that is between the first surface and the second surface and contains at least part of the sample. There is a mechanism configured to move the second surface from an initial position into the predefined position to form the sample space. When the sample is in place on the first surface, the motion of the second surface includes a trajectory that is not solely a linear motion of the second surface towards the first surface.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising
- a first surface configured to receive a sample and to be used in a microscopy device in which at least a portion of the first surface includes a light sensitive element,
- a second surface to be moved into a predefined position relative to the first surface to form a sample space that is between the first surface and the second surface and contains at least part of the sample, and
- a mechanism configured to move the second surface from an initial position into the predefined position to form the sample space, when the sample is in place on the first surface, the motion of the second surface comprising a trajectory at least a portion of which is not a linear motion of the second surface towards the first surface.
A method comprising:
- forming a sample volume between two surfaces for use in microscopy, the two surfaces comprising
- a first surface configured to receive a sample and to be used in a microscopy device in which at least a portion of the first surface includes a light sensitive element, and
- a second surface to be moved into a predefined position relative to the first surface to form a sample space that is between the first surface and the second surface and contains at least part of the sample;
- and
- applying a controlled repeatable trajectory of motion between the two surfaces, at least a portion of the trajectory not being a linear motion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.