Invention Application
- Patent Title: METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING DIGITAL MEASUREMENTS
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Application No.: US16783037Application Date: 2020-02-05
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Publication No.: US20200157615A1Publication Date: 2020-05-21
- Inventor: Daniel T. CHIU , Bryant S. FUJIMOTO , Alexander R. GANSEN , Gloria S. YEN , Robert M. LORENZ
- Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON THROUGH ITS CENTER FOR COMMERCIALIZATION
- Main IPC: C12Q1/6851
- IPC: C12Q1/6851 ; C12Q1/6806

Abstract:
Methods and systems for digital measurements are provided. In an embodiment, the method includes producing a plurality of droplets, wherein at least one of the droplets of the plurality of droplets contains an analyte molecule from a sample; measuring at least a first portion of the plurality of droplets to determine individual volumes of droplets in the first portion of the plurality of droplets; analyzing at least a second portion of the plurality of droplets to determine a number of droplets in the second portion of the plurality of droplets that contain the analyte molecule; and using individual volumes of the droplets in the first portion of the plurality of droplets and the number of droplets in the second portion of the plurality of droplets that contain the analyte molecule to determine the concentration of the analyte molecule in the sample.
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