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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2022
Illumina Cambridge Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Sébastien Ricoult, Sawston, GB;
ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE LIMITED, Cambridge, GB;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a method including exposing a composition comprising a wax-microsphere matrix to a first melt-condition, wherein said wax-microsphere matrix comprises a wax component and a plurality of lyophilised microspheres, wherein said plurality of lyophilised microspheres comprise one or more reagent, whereby exposing said composition comprising said wax-microsphere matrix to said first melt-condition melts the wax component; exposing said composition to a first release-condition to rehydrate at least one lyophilised microsphere; and exposing said at least one rehydrated lyophilised microsphere to a separation-condition to separate said wax component from said at least one rehydrated lyophilised microsphere. Also disclosed are methods of preparing a wax-microsphere matrix and releasing one or more reagent from a wax-microsphere matrix as well as compositions. Also disclosed are cartridges with a reagent reservoir including the compositions described herein. Also disclosed are systems for controlling release of one or more reagent including the compositions described herein.