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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
May. 10, 2006
Applicants:
Brian Maccraith, Dublin, IE;
Thomas Ruckstuhl, Zurich, CH;
Inventors:
Brian MacCraith, Dublin, IE;
Thomas Ruckstuhl, Zurich, CH;
Assignee:
Dublin City University, Dublin, IE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This present disclosure provides an optical chip for fluorescence detection. The optical chip has one or more parabolic optical elements that capture and collimate the fluorescent light and direct it onto a detector. The optical chip may be constructed of a polymer and made using injection molding techniques.