Raised surface assay plate
First Claim
1. An assay plate comprising:
- a substrate having a substrate surface;
at least one raised pad extending from said substrate surface and having a substantially planar sample receiving surface configured for holding a sample thereon for in situ experimentation.
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Abstract
The assay plate includes a substrate having an substrate surface and at least one raised pad extending from the substrate surface. The raised pad includes a substantially planar sample receiving surface configured for holding a sample thereon for in situ experimentation. The sample receiving surface preferably has at least one sharp edge at the junction between a sidewall coupling the sample receiving surface to the substrate surface. The sample receiving surface is preferably a circle, oval, square, rectangle, triangle, pentagon, hexagon, or octagon shape that is sized to hold a predetermined volume of the sample. A method of using the above described assay plate is also provided. Once a raised pad extending from a substrate is formed, a sample is deposited on the raised pad. Experiments are subsequently performed using the sample on the raised pad.
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15 Claims
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1. An assay plate comprising:
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a substrate having a substrate surface;
at least one raised pad extending from said substrate surface and having a substantially planar sample receiving surface configured for holding a sample thereon for in situ experimentation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An assay plate comprising multiple raised pads extending from an substrate surface of a substrate, where each of said raised pads has a substantially planar sample receiving surface configured for receiving a sample thereon for in situ experimentation.
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8. A method of using an assay plate, comprising:
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providing a substrate with a raised pad extending from a surface thereof, where said raised pad has a substantially planar sample receiving surface configured for receiving a sample thereon;
depositing a sample on said raised pad;
performing an experiment using said sample on said raised pad. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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