Method, apparatus, and system for examining optically a sample carried in a plurality of wells
First Claim
1. A method for examining optically a sample, carried in a plurality of wells, the method comprising:
- receiving a sample carrier in a holder and holding said sample carrier in place;
selectively introducing excitation from an excitation means subgroup, where the excitation means subgroup comprises at least two excitation means, towards at least two of the wells of the sample carrier, and wherein each of the two wells comprising;
differently coated or modified surfaces each forming a differently behaving non-specific interacting surface;
a luminophore label;
the sample, and wherein said surfaces are configured to;
interact with the sample but not with the luminophore label;
interact with the luminophore label but not with the sample; and
/orinteract with a combination of the sample and the luminophore label; and
receiving and detecting emission radiation coupled out from the at least two of the wells of the sample carrier;
wherein said receiving and detecting is performed commonly to the excitation means subgroup by receiving and detecting emission radiation with a common detector from a plurality of different spatially limited portions of the sample carrier.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method are disclosed for examining optically a sample carried in a plurality of wells. A holder is adapted to receive and hold in place a sample carrier. A plurality of excitation means selectively introduce excitation towards a spatially limited portion of a sample carrier held in place by said holder. Detecting means receive and detect emission radiation coupled out from a light output window of a sample carrier held in place by said holder. Said detecting means is common to said excitation means and is configured to receive emission radiation from a plurality of different spatially limited portions of a sample carrier held in place by said holder.
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1. A method for examining optically a sample, carried in a plurality of wells, the method comprising:
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receiving a sample carrier in a holder and holding said sample carrier in place; selectively introducing excitation from an excitation means subgroup, where the excitation means subgroup comprises at least two excitation means, towards at least two of the wells of the sample carrier, and wherein each of the two wells comprising; differently coated or modified surfaces each forming a differently behaving non-specific interacting surface; a luminophore label; the sample, and wherein said surfaces are configured to; interact with the sample but not with the luminophore label; interact with the luminophore label but not with the sample; and
/orinteract with a combination of the sample and the luminophore label; and receiving and detecting emission radiation coupled out from the at least two of the wells of the sample carrier; wherein said receiving and detecting is performed commonly to the excitation means subgroup by receiving and detecting emission radiation with a common detector from a plurality of different spatially limited portions of the sample carrier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for examining optically a sample, carried in a plurality of wells, the apparatus comprising:
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a holder adapted to receive and hold in place a sample carrier; an excitation means subgroup adapted to selectively introduce excitation towards at least two of the wells of the sample carrier held in place by the holder, where the excitation means subgroup comprises at least two excitation means, and wherein each of the two wells comprising; differently coated or modified surfaces each forming a differently behaving non-specific interacting surface; a luminophore label; the sample, and wherein said surfaces are configured to; interact with the sample but not with the luminophore label; interact with the luminophore label but not with the sample; and
/orinteract with a combination of the sample and the luminophore label; and detecting means for receiving and detecting emission radiation coupled out from the at least two of the wells of said sample carrier held in place by said holder; wherein the detecting means is common to the excitation means subgroup and is configured to receive emission radiation from a plurality of different spatially limited portions of the sample carrier held in place by the holder. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product comprising machine-readable instructions that, when executed by a processor, are configured to cause the processor to implement a method, the method comprising:
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as a response to an indication of a sample carrier being held in place by a holder, selectively introducing excitation from an excitation means subgroup towards at least two of the wells of the sample carrier, where said excitation means subgroup comprises at least two excitation means, and wherein each of the two wells comprising; differently coated or modified surfaces each forming a differently behaving non-specific interacting surface; a luminophore label; the sample, and wherein said surfaces are configured to; interact with the sample but not with the luminophore label; interact with the luminophore label but not with the sample; and
/orinteract with a combination of the sample and the luminophore label; and receiving and detecting emission radiation coupled out from said at least two of the wells of said sample carrier; wherein said receiving and detecting is performed commonly to said excitation means subgroup by receiving and detecting emission radiation with a common detector from a plurality of different spatially limited portions of said sample carrier.
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21. An apparatus for optically detecting a fingerprint of luminescent intensities of a sample, the apparatus comprising:
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a holder adapted to receive and hold in place a sample carrier, the sample carrier having the sample carried in a plurality of wells; an excitation means subgroup adapted to selectively introduce excitation towards at least a first and second well of the plurality of wells of the sample carrier held in place by the holder, wherein the excitation means subgroup comprises at least a first and second excitation means, the first excitation means subgroup adapted to radiate excitation radiation at a first wavelength to at least a portion of the first well of the sample carrier and the second excitation means subgroup adapted to radiate excitation radiation at a second wavelength to at least a portion of the second well of the sample carrier, and wherein each of the at least first and second wells comprising; differently coated or modified surfaces each forming a differently behaving non-specific interacting surface; a luminophore label; and the sample; wherein said differently coated or modified surfaces are configured to; interact with the sample but not with the luminophore label; interact with the luminophore label but not with the sample; and
/orinteract with a combination of the sample and the luminophore label; and detecting means for receiving and detecting emission radiation coupled out from the at least first and second wells of the plurality of wells of the sample carrier held in place by the holder; wherein the detecting means is common to the excitation means subgroup and is configured to receive emission radiation from a plurality of different spatially limited portions of the sample carrier held in place by the holder.
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