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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2021
Essenlix Corporation, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Stephen Y. Chou, Princeton, NJ (US);
Wei Ding, Princeton, NJ (US);
Essenlix Corporation, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Abstract
A device for liquid sample collection and liquid sample analysis, including: a base plate having: at least one pedestal area in at least a portion of a sample image area; and at least one recessed area, wherein at least of a portion of the at least one pedestal area is adjacent to the at least one recessed area; a cover plate that opposes the base plate; a plurality of spacers attached to one of the base plate, the cover plate, or both, and the spacers are situated between the opposable plates; and an exterior liquid sample contact area on an exterior location of the device; wherein the base plate and the cover plate define an interior cavity in fluid communication with the exterior liquid sample contact area. Also disclosed are an apparatus including the device, a method of making the device, and a method of using the device.