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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2013
Tokitae Llc, Bellevue, WA (US);
Charles Delahunt, Seattle, WA (US);
David Gasperino, Lake Forest Park, WA (US);
Matthew P. Horning, Kirkland, WA (US);
Kevin P. F. Nichols, Seattle, WA (US);
Benjamin K. Wilson, Kirkland, WA (US);
Tokitae LLC, Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
Devices and methods for preparing and assessing a liquid sample are described which include: a microfluidic microscopy device including an absorbent structure including at least one dry dye for a liquid and configured to convey a polar liquid from a first end of the absorbent structure through the at least one dry dye for a liquid to a second end of the absorbent structure, a support structure positioned adjacent to a first surface of the absorbent structure, a lid structure positioned adjacent to a second surface of the absorbent structure, and a clamping structure positioned to maintain a relative position of the support structure and the lid structure to form a tapered internal chamber adjacent to the second end of the absorbent structure.