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1. A method for collecting images of signals using an imaging apparatus, the method comprising:
- placing a sample tile on a stage of the imaging apparatus, the sample tile having an array including a plurality of features, at least a portion of the features each having a hybridized sample;
introducing a first excitation energy upon an area of the sample tile, flooding an entirety of the area of the sample tile with the first excitation energy, and causing a first signal to be emitted;
collecting a first image of at least a portion of the array utilizing an image collecting device of the imaging apparatus, the first image being representative of the first signal; and
collecting a second image of at least a portion of the array utilizing the image collecting device of the imaging apparatus, the second image being representative of a second signal, the second signal being different than the first signal.
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Abstract
An apparatus for imaging an array of a plurality of features associated with a sample tile. The apparatus includes a stage that supports the sample tile in an illumination region, and an illumination source having a plurality of LEDs adapted to emit light. At least a portion of the light illuminates the illumination region. Additionally, the apparatus includes an image collecting device adapted to selectively collect images of a signal.
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1. A method for collecting images of signals using an imaging apparatus, the method comprising:
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placing a sample tile on a stage of the imaging apparatus, the sample tile having an array including a plurality of features, at least a portion of the features each having a hybridized sample; introducing a first excitation energy upon an area of the sample tile, flooding an entirety of the area of the sample tile with the first excitation energy, and causing a first signal to be emitted; collecting a first image of at least a portion of the array utilizing an image collecting device of the imaging apparatus, the first image being representative of the first signal; and collecting a second image of at least a portion of the array utilizing the image collecting device of the imaging apparatus, the second image being representative of a second signal, the second signal being different than the first signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An imaging system for collecting images of signals associated with a sample tile, the imaging system comprising:
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a stage supporting the sample tile; an illuminator system emitting excitation energy upon the sample tile causing at least a first signal to be generated from the sample tile, wherein the illuminator system comprises a diffuser diffusing the excitation energy such that the sample tile is flooded with the excitation energy from a plurality of directions; and an image collecting device collecting a first image of the first signal, the image collecting device further collecting a second image of a second signal emitted from the sample tile, the second signal being different than the first signal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for collecting images of signals using an imaging apparatus, the method comprising:
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placing a sample tile on a stage of the imaging apparatus, the sample tile having an array including a plurality of features, at least a portion of the features each having a hybridized sample; introducing a first excitation energy upon an area of the sample tile causing a first signal to be emitted, comprising flooding an entirety of the sample tile with the first excitation energy; collecting a first image of at least a portion of the array utilizing an image collecting device of the imaging apparatus, the first image being representative of the first signal; introducing a second excitation energy upon the area of the sample tile causing a second signal to be emitted, the second excitation energy being a different wavelength than the first excitation energy, the second signal being different than the first signal; and collecting a second image of at least a portion of the array utilizing the image collecting device of the imaging apparatus, the second image being representative of the second signal. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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