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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2010
John A. Moon, San Diego, CA (US);
M. Shane Bowen, La Jolla, CA (US);
Ryan C. Smith, San Diego, CA (US);
Michel Perbost, San Diego, CA (US);
Michal Lebl, San Diego, CA (US);
Steven H. Modiano, San Diego, CA (US);
John A. Moon, San Diego, CA (US);
M. Shane Bowen, La Jolla, CA (US);
Ryan C. Smith, San Diego, CA (US);
Michel Perbost, San Diego, CA (US);
Michal Lebl, San Diego, CA (US);
Steven H. Modiano, San Diego, CA (US);
Illumina, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of reading a plurality of encoded microvessels used in an assay for biological or chemical analysis. The method can include providing a plurality of encoded microvessels. The microvessels can include a respective microbody and a reservoir core configured to hold a substance in the reservoir core. The microbody can include a material that surrounds the reservoir core and facilitates detection of a characteristic of the substance within the reservoir core. Optionally, the material can be transparent so as to facilitate detection of an optical characteristic of a substance within the reservoir core. The microbody can include an identifiable code associated with the substance. The method can also include determining the corresponding codes of the microvessels.