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Molecular reader

  • US 8,449,842 B2
  • Filed: 03/11/2010
  • Issued: 05/28/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system, comprising:

  • a support apparatus configured to detachably receive a chip;

    a plurality of movable pins extendible from a first position to a second position, wherein;

    in the first position, the movable pins do not contact the chip when the chip is positioned on the support apparatus; and

    in the second position, the movable pins contact electrical terminals of a heating element within the chip when the chip is positioned on the support apparatus;

    a radiation source configured to direct radiation to be incident on the chip when the chip is positioned on the support apparatus;

    a detector configured to detect radiation emitted from the chip when the chip is positioned on the support apparatus; and

    an electronic processor in electrical communication with the plurality of movable pins and the detector, wherein the electronic processor is configured to detect molecules in a sample positioned within the chip by analyzing the detected radiation, and to determine a temperature of the chip by measuring an electrical resistance between two of the multiple pins connected to the electrical terminals.

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