DISPOSABLE OPTICAL CUVETTE CARTRIDGE

A cuvette cartridge for optical measurements is disclosed herein, the cartridge comprising a flat, adhesive sheet having a selected thickness that defines an optical path length perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of such sheet; wherein a portion of the adhesive sheet is cut out to define at leas...

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Main Authors WINKLER, JAMES, L, DIETZ, LOUIS, J
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 03.07.2002
Edition7
Subjects
CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
MEASURING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
PHYSICS
TESTING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A cuvette cartridge for optical measurements is disclosed herein, the cartridge comprising a flat, adhesive sheet having a selected thickness that defines an optical path length perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of such sheet; wherein a portion of the adhesive sheet is cut out to define at least one optical chamber of a desired length; wherein the adhesive sheet is placed between a first flat sheet and a second flat sheet, the first flat sheet comprising at least one inlet hole and at least one outlet hole, the vent hole being located at a first end of the optical chamber and the inlet hole being located at a second end of the optical chamber. An integrated analytical system employing this cartridge and optionally including a vacuum chuck for holding and registering the cartridge are also disclosed.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20000923559