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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 09, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Richard Demers, Cranbury, NJ (US);
Satyam Choudary Cherukuri, Cranbury, NJ (US);
Aaron Wiliam Levine, Mercer, NJ (US);
Kerry Dennis O'Mara, Burlington, NJ (US);
Assignee:
David Sarnoff Research Center Inc., Princeton, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422102 ; 422 8205 ; 422101 ; 422104 ; 436809 ; 356246 ; 2042 / ; 204600 ;
Abstract
The invention provides a plate having a plurality uniformly sized reaction cells formed in its upper surface, wherein the density of the reaction cells is at least about 10 cells per cm.sup.2. Preferably, the area of each of the openings of the reaction cells is no more than about 55% of the area defined by the multiplication product of (1) the pitch between reaction cells in separate rows and (2) the pitch between reaction cells in separate columns.