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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2011
Applicants:
Igor Shvets, Dublin, IE;
Cecilia Franken, Dublin, IE;
Aoife Gallagher, Dublin, IE;
Jeurgen Osing, Dublin, IE;
Inventors:
Igor Shvets, Dublin, IE;
Cecilia Franken, Dublin, IE;
Aoife Gallagher, Dublin, IE;
Jeurgen Osing, Dublin, IE;
Assignee:
Allegro Research Limited, Dublin, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/10 (2006.01); G01N 1/14 (2006.01); G01N 35/10 (2006.01); B01L 99/00 (2010.01); B01L 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 35/1004 (2013.01); B01L 99/00 (2013.01); B01L 3/021 (2013.01); Y10T 436/114998 (2015.01);
Abstract
There is provided a method of cleaning a dispensing assembly for small liquid droplets less than 50 μl and even as low as 10 nl. A purging step with pressurized gas followed by a cleaning step using a suitable cleaning liquid is carried out a number of times.