SCANNING APPARATUS AND METHODS USEFUL FOR DETECTION OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ANALYTES
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Abstract
An apparatus can include a vessel, a reference surface, a preload, a scan actuator, and a transmitter. The reference surface can form a structural loop with a detector. The preload can be configured to urge the vessel to contact an area on the reference surface. The scan actuator can be configured to slide the vessel along the reference surface in a scan dimension. The transmitter can be configured to direct signal from the vessel to a detector and/or direct energy from an energy source to the vessel, when the vessel is urged by the preload to contact the reference surface.
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48 Claims
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1-25. -25. (canceled)
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26. A method of scanning a vessel, comprising
(a) examining a first subset of analytes in a vessel while applying a preload to a first portion of the vessel, wherein the preload positions the first subset of analytes to occupy an xy plane in a detection zone, wherein the preload is not applied to a second portion of the vessel; -
(b) translating the vessel to position a second subset of the analytes in the xy plane of the detection zone; and (c) examining the second subset of the analytes in the vessel while applying the preload to the second portion of the vessel, wherein the preload positions the second subset of the analytes to occupy the xy plane of the detection zone, wherein the preload is not applied to the first portion of the vessel, thereby scanning the vessel. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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