Acoustic array analytical system
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1. A multi-channel acoustic measurement device which comprises:
- a plurality of sample chambers, a controller for controlling one or more conditions of said sample chambers, a plurality of acoustic detectors, each said acoustic detector comprising a piezoelectric crystal and being located in one said sample chamber;
a driving device connected to said plurality of acoustic detectors for causing a perturbation of said acoustic detectors, and a data device for obtaining data from said acoustic detectors.
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Abstract
A multi-channel acoustic measurement device, which includes a plurality of acoustic detectors (3) and dual temperature control (1, 2). The device employs piezoelectric crystal (21) as the sensing material in the detectors and has an appropriate driving device (40) connected to the detectors for oscillating the piezoelectric crystals. The device may also include a user interface. Also disclosed is a method of measuring in label-free mode at least one property of a plurality of samples in parallel using a plurality of acoustic detectors (3) and dual temperature control (1, 2).
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1. A multi-channel acoustic measurement device which comprises:
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a plurality of sample chambers, a controller for controlling one or more conditions of said sample chambers, a plurality of acoustic detectors, each said acoustic detector comprising a piezoelectric crystal and being located in one said sample chamber;
a driving device connected to said plurality of acoustic detectors for causing a perturbation of said acoustic detectors, and a data device for obtaining data from said acoustic detectors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for obtaining data from a plurality of samples comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of sample chambers containing samples, providing a plurality of acoustic detectors, each said acoustic detector comprising a piezoelectric crystal and being located in one said sample chamber;
driving each said piezoelectric crystal to a resonant frequency, and measuring at least one property of a plurality of said acoustic detectors. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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