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AssigneeBio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
InventorsYochanan Uri, Boaz Ran, Itay Barak, Steven Swihart, Evan Thrush
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Abstract
Provided herein are imaging cassettes for detecting a luminescent and/or radioactive signals. Such cassettes are useful in common biological assays, e.g., immunoassays, nucleotide detection assays, and other affinity assays.
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An imaging cassette comprising a base support, an image sensor, and a light-tight lid, wherein the imaging cassette is configured to receive a piece of X-ray film and sample membrane when the image sensor is present in the imaging cassette, wherein the imaging cassette is configured to receive the sample membrane between the X-ray film and the image sensor or wherein the imaging cassette is configured to receive the sample membrane between the X-ray film and the light-tight lid.
An imaging cassette comprising a base support, an image sensor, and a light-tight lid comprising a second image sensor, wherein the light-tight lid can be opened and closed to receive a sample membrane and/or piece of film.
A method of simultaneously generating a digital image and a film image from a sample membrane comprising:
- placing the sample membrane in an imaging cassette comprising a base support, an image sensor, and a light-tight lid;
- in a dark environment, placing a piece of film in the cassette;
- closing the cassette, wherein, when the lid is closed over the base support, the piece of film is held in place over the fiber plate, and
- thereby simultaneously generating the digital image and film image from the sample membrane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.