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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2018
Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kyushu University, National University Corporation, Fukuoka, JP;
Kinichi Morita, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Ohashi, Tokyo, JP;
Shinji Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Oki, Fukuoka, JP;
Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION, Fukuoka, JP;
Abstract
A microplate reader includes multiple light projecting/receiving units, the number of the light projecting/receiving units being equal to or greater than the number of wells of the microplate, each light projecting/receiving unit including a light projecting unit and a light receiving unit that correspond to one of the wells of the microplate; a reflection member configured to reflect light having passed through samples stored in the wells from the light projecting/receiving units to the light projecting/receiving units; and a light guide part including projecting-light guide paths each configured to guide the light emitted from the light projecting unit to the sample, receiving-light guide paths each configured to guide the light reflected by the reflection member and having passed through the sample to the light receiving unit, and a surrounding member including a pigment-containing resin surrounding the projecting-light guide paths and the receiving-light guide paths.