Apparatus and method for high-throughput preparation and spectroscopic classification and characterization of compositions
First Claim
1. A method of screening an array of samples which comprises obtaining a Raman spectrum of each sample and determining which, if any, of the spectra share a spectral feature.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described that allow the high-throughput preparation, processing, and study of arrays of samples, each of which comprises at least one compound. Particular embodiments of the invention allow a large number of experiments to be performed in parallel on samples that comprised of one or more compounds on the milligram or microgram quantities of compounds. Other embodiments of the invention encompass methods and devices for the rapid screening of the results of such experiments, as well as methods and devices for rapidly determining whether or not similarities exist among groups of samples in an array. Particular embodiments of the invention encompass methods and devices for the high-throughput preparation of different forms of compounds (e.g., different crystalline forms), for the discovery of new forms of old compounds, and for the discovery of new methods of producing such forms. Embodiments of the invention also allow for the high-throughput determination of how specific compounds or forms of compounds behave when exposed to other chemicals or environmental conditions.
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30 Claims
- 1. A method of screening an array of samples which comprises obtaining a Raman spectrum of each sample and determining which, if any, of the spectra share a spectral feature.
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3. A method of screening an array of samples for the presence of a particular form of a compound-of-interest, which comprises obtaining a Raman spectrum of each sample.
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4. A method of screening an array of samples for the absence of a particular form of a compound-of-interest, which comprises obtaining a Raman spectrum of each sample.
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8. A system for detecting similarities among a plurality of samples, which comprises:
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a) a device for obtaining a spectrum for each sample; and
b) a computer configured to analyze each of the spectra and to generate a plurality of bins, wherein each bin corresponds to samples sharing at least one spectral feature. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of detecting similarities among a plurality of samples, which comprises:
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a) collecting a spectrum for each of the plurality of samples;
b) calculating a similarity metric between the spectrum of one sample and that of at least one other of the plurality;
c) clustering, based on the similarity metric, the spectra into bins, each bin containing similar spectra; and
d) presenting the clustered spectra with similar spectra located close to each other. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of analyzing a plurality of samples, which comprises:
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a) analyzing the samples with a spectrometer to produce spectral data;
b) under processor control, identifying similarities between the spectra; and
c) grouping the spectra into bins of similarity. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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- 29. A database containing a plurality of spectral samples organized into a plurality of bins, the bins corresponding to a hierarchical organization of the plurality of spectral samples based on pair-wise similarity scores calculated in accordance with a similarity metric.
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