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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2009
Toru Miura, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsutomu Horiuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuzuru Iwasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Michiko Seyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Toru Miura, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsutomu Horiuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuzuru Iwasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Michiko Seyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A measurement fluidic channel () is formed at almost the center of a flow cell (). In general, the measurement region of a measurement apparatus is set to focus on almost the center of a measurement chip. When the flow cell () is mounted in the measurement apparatus, the focus of the measurement region is positioned just above the measurement fluidic channel (). The measurement apparatus can more reliably measure a sample solution flowing through the measurement fluidic channel (). A suction pump () is formed in regions around the measurement fluidic channel (). When the flow cell has the same planar shape as a conventional one, the amount of sample solution which can be supplied can be increased, compared to a conventional structure in which components are formed in line. The time during which a sample solution flows through the fluidic channel can be prolonged, the amount of sample solution can be increased, and the measurement time can also be prolonged. A sample solution flowing through the fluidic channel can be measured more reliably.