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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2001
Donald E. Ackley, Cardiff, CA (US);
William F. Butler, La Jolla, CA (US);
Paul D. Swanson, Santee, CA (US);
Nanogen, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
An electronic device for performing active biological operations includes an optically confining region including a support substrate having a via and a chip disposed in a facing arrangement with the support substrate, the chip including an array of electrodes disposed thereon. An optically accessible top member is disposed in a facing arrangement with the support substrate opposite the chip. The device further includes a source of illumination and an edge illumination layer having an input adapted to receive illumination from the source, and a terminal edge that outputs the illumination, the edge illumination layer being disposed adjacent to the support substrate. Illumination from the terminal edge of the illumination layer is directed into the optically confining region.