Raised surface assay plate
First Claim
1. An assay plate comprising:
- a substrate having a substrate surface;
at least one raised pad extending from said substrate surface and having a substantially planar sample receiving surface configured for holding a sample thereon for in-situ experimentation.
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Abstract
The assay plate includes a substrate having an substrate surface and at least one raised pad extending from the substrate surface. The raised pad includes a substantially planar sample receiving surface configured for holding a sample thereon for in-situ experimentation. The sample receiving surface preferably has at least one sharp edge at the junction between a sidewall coupling the sample receiving surface to the substrate surface. The sample receiving surface is preferably a circle, oval, square, rectangle, triangle, pentagon, hexagon, or octagon shape that is sized to hold a predetermined volume of the sample. A method of using the above described assay plate is also provided. Once a raised pad extending from a substrate is formed, a sample is deposited on the raised pad. Experiments are subsequently performed using the sample on the raised pad.
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21 Claims
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1. An assay plate comprising:
- a substrate having a substrate surface;
at least one raised pad extending from said substrate surface and having a substantially planar sample receiving surface configured for holding a sample thereon for in-situ experimentation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- a substrate having a substrate surface;
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7. An assay plate comprising multiple raised pads extending from an substrate surface of a substrate, where each of said raised pads has a substantially planar sample receiving surface configured for receiving a sample thereon for in-situ experimentation.
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8. A method of using an assay plate, comprising:
- providing a substrate with a raised pad extending from a surface thereof, where said raised pad has a substantially planar sample receiving surface configured for receiving a sample thereon;
depositing a sample on said raised pad;
performing an experiment using said sample on said raised pad. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- providing a substrate with a raised pad extending from a surface thereof, where said raised pad has a substantially planar sample receiving surface configured for receiving a sample thereon;
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16. A method of determining optimal medical device compositions or formulations, comprising:
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preparing an array of samples supported by a planar sample receiving surface of the assay plate comprising a first lower member comprising a substrate having a substrate surface;
at least one raised pad extending from said substrate surface and having a substantially planar sample receiving surface configured for holding a sample thereon for in situ experimentation; and
a second upper member comprising a reservoir plate having an array of openings, that when secured, are aligned with said planar sample receiving surface forming to form wells or reservoirs, each sample comprising an active component and at least one additional component, wherein each sample differs from at least one other sample with respect to at least one of;
(i) the identity of the active component, (ii) the identity of the additional components, (iii) the ratio of the active component to the additional component, or (iv) the physical state of the active component;
securing a reservoir plate to the planar sample receiving surface, the reservoir plate having an array of holes that when secured are aligned with said planar sample receiving surface forming wells or reservoirs;
filling the array of reservoirs with a reservoir medium; and
determining rate of release of the active component from each sample in said array of samples into the reservoir medium to determine an optimal medical device formulation. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. An assay plate comprising:
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a flexible substrate having a flexible surface;
at least one raised pad extending from said substrate surface and having a substantially planar sample receiving surface configured for holding a sample thereon for in vitro use. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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