Reaction vessel with integrated optical and fluid control elements
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1. A disposable reaction vessel, comprising:
- a) a housing including a first housing section and a second housing section form fitted to said first housing section so that when the first and second housing sections are assembled to form said housing they are in sealing relationship;
b) a reaction chamber located inside of said housing;
c) an optical element integrally formed on an outside surface of the second housing section and located adjacent to said reaction chamber on the inside of the housing, said second housing section being at least partially constructed of a material which will transmit light to and from the reaction chamber;
d) a waste reservoir located on an interior of said housing,e) a first flow passageway between said reaction chamber and said waste reservoir;
f) reagent and sample inlets located at a first end portion of said housing;
g) a second flow passageway between said reagent and sample inlets and said reaction chamber;
h) an end cap having a size and shape to slide over said first end portion and snap fit thereon to be locked onto said housing and form a leak tight seal, wherein said end cap includes at least one liquid reservoir for holding reagents and/or liquid sample, said at least one liquid reservoir including pierceable sealing means, and wherein said reagent and sample inlets pierce said pierceable sealing means when said end cap is slid onto said housing;
i) a pattern of analyte-specific receptors bound to an inner surface of the reaction chamber, the patterned area being substantially surrounded by an array of radially oriented microfluidic channels configured to direct fluid from said reaction chamber radially outward to said first flow passageway; and
j) said optical element directs a light beam to the reaction chamber for interrogating the pattern of analyte specific receptors, wherein the light beam interacts with the pre-selected pattern of analyte specific receptors and analytes bound thereto, and wherein the light beam that interacts with the pre-selected pattern of analyte-specific receptors and analytes bound thereto is a diffracted light beam which is directed away from said inner surface by said optical element.
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Abstract
The present invention provides disposable, semi-reusable, or single use reaction vessels with integrated optical elements for use with diffraction based assay systems. The vessel for assaying liquids for analytes includes a housing having at least one chamber or well for receiving a liquid therein and an optical element integrally formed with the housing for directing an incident light beam towards the well or chamber and directing a light beam away from the reaction chamber after the light beam has interacted with analytes present in the liquid.
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29 Claims
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1. A disposable reaction vessel, comprising:
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a) a housing including a first housing section and a second housing section form fitted to said first housing section so that when the first and second housing sections are assembled to form said housing they are in sealing relationship; b) a reaction chamber located inside of said housing; c) an optical element integrally formed on an outside surface of the second housing section and located adjacent to said reaction chamber on the inside of the housing, said second housing section being at least partially constructed of a material which will transmit light to and from the reaction chamber; d) a waste reservoir located on an interior of said housing, e) a first flow passageway between said reaction chamber and said waste reservoir; f) reagent and sample inlets located at a first end portion of said housing; g) a second flow passageway between said reagent and sample inlets and said reaction chamber; h) an end cap having a size and shape to slide over said first end portion and snap fit thereon to be locked onto said housing and form a leak tight seal, wherein said end cap includes at least one liquid reservoir for holding reagents and/or liquid sample, said at least one liquid reservoir including pierceable sealing means, and wherein said reagent and sample inlets pierce said pierceable sealing means when said end cap is slid onto said housing; i) a pattern of analyte-specific receptors bound to an inner surface of the reaction chamber, the patterned area being substantially surrounded by an array of radially oriented microfluidic channels configured to direct fluid from said reaction chamber radially outward to said first flow passageway; and j) said optical element directs a light beam to the reaction chamber for interrogating the pattern of analyte specific receptors, wherein the light beam interacts with the pre-selected pattern of analyte specific receptors and analytes bound thereto, and wherein the light beam that interacts with the pre-selected pattern of analyte-specific receptors and analytes bound thereto is a diffracted light beam which is directed away from said inner surface by said optical element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A disposable reaction vessel comprising:
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a) a housing including a first housing section and a second housing section form fitted to said first housing section so that when the first and second housing sections are assembled to form said housing they are in sealing relationship; b) a reaction chamber located inside of said housing; c) an optical element integrally formed on an outside surface of the second housing section and located adjacent to said reaction chamber on the inside of the housing, said second housing section being at least partially constructed of a material which will transmit light to and from the reaction chamber; d) a waste reservoir located on an interior of said housing; e) a first flow passageway between said reaction chamber and said waste reservoir; f) at least one sample inlet and at least one reagent inlet located at a first end portion of said housing; g) a second flow passageway between said reagent and sample inlets and said reaction chamber; h) an end cap having a size and shape to slide over said first end portion and snap fit thereon to be locked onto said housing and form a leak tight seal, and wherein said end cap includes a separate liquid reservoir for holding reagents or liquid sample associated with each of the inlets and pierceable sealing means sealing each liquid reservoir, wherein each inlet includes a piercing means associated therewith for piercing said pierceable sealing means and at least one of said liquid reservoirs being pre-filled with selected reagents; i) a pattern of analyte-specific receptors bound to an inner surface of the reaction chamber, the patterned area being substantially surrounded by an array of radially oriented microfluidic channels configured to direct fluid from said reaction chamber radially outward to said first flow passageway; and j) said optical element to direct a light beam to the reaction chamber for interrogating the pattern of analyte specific receptors, wherein the light beam interacts with the pre-selected pattern of analyte specific receptors and analytes bound thereto, and wherein the light beam that interacts with the pre-selected pattern of analyte-specific receptors and analytes bound thereto is a diffracted light beam which is directed away from said inner surface by said optical element. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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