Integrated biochip with continuous sampling and processing (CSP) system
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1. An integrated circuit based detection system, comprising:
- a plurality of probe microarrays, each of said microarrays having a plurality of receptor probe elements for combining with at least one target molecule;
a source of electromagnetic radiation, said probe elements generating an identifiable signal when combined with said target molecule in response to said electromagnetic radiation;
structure for translating said plurality of microarrays, wherein said microarrays are replaceable by others of said plurality of microarrays, and an integrated circuit microchip including a plurality of detection channels to which said probe elements are brought into optical alignment for sensing the presence of said target molecule based on said signal.
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Abstract
An integrated circuit based analyte detection system includes a plurality of bioprobe microarrays, each of the microarrays having a plurality of probe elements for combining with at least one target molecule. The probe elements generate an identifiable signal when combined with target molecules responsive to incident electromagnetic radiation. Structure is provided for translating the microarrays, allowing microarrays used by the system to be replaced by other microarrays. An integrated circuit microchip includes a plurality of detection channels to which the probe elements are brought into optical alignment.
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1. An integrated circuit based detection system, comprising:
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a plurality of probe microarrays, each of said microarrays having a plurality of receptor probe elements for combining with at least one target molecule;
a source of electromagnetic radiation, said probe elements generating an identifiable signal when combined with said target molecule in response to said electromagnetic radiation;
structure for translating said plurality of microarrays, wherein said microarrays are replaceable by others of said plurality of microarrays, and an integrated circuit microchip including a plurality of detection channels to which said probe elements are brought into optical alignment for sensing the presence of said target molecule based on said signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of detecting target analytes, comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of probe microarrays, each of said microarrays having a plurality of probe elements for combining with at least one target molecule, wherein said probe elements generate an identifiable signal when combined with said target molecule in response to electromagnetic radiation;
exposing probe elements on a first of said plurality of microarrays to a sample suspected of containing said target;
irradiating said first microarray with electromagnetic radiation;
determining whether said target is present;
automatically replacing said first microarray with another of said plurality of microarrays, and repeating said exposing, irradiating and said determining step with said another of said plurality of microarrays. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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