One-dimensional arrays on optical fibers
CA 2404039 A1 · Owner: Geissinger, Peter · Inventors: Schwabacher, Alan W.; Geissinger, Peter
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Linear arrays of chemosensors or chemical compounds are supported by an optical fiber that allows one to rapidly assay the entire array using changes in optical properties such as fluorescence. The location of the agent along the fiber determines the identity of the agent in these linear arrays. Combinatorial libraries may be constructed on the fiber as well as assayed on the optical fiber. A system and method of analyzing the entire array of agents on an optical fiber using a light source an optical fiber, and a detector are , also described. The time delay between the excitation and detection determines the location being assayed along the fiber and therefore the identity of the …
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- Filed March 13, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 13, 2021.
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