摘要:
A microelectronic sensor device for the detection of target components with label or magnetic particles includes a carrier with a binding surface at which target components can collect and optionally bind to specific capture elements. An input light beam is transmitted into the carrier and totally internally reflected at the binding surface. The amount of light in the output light beam is detected by a light detector. Evanescent light generated during the total internal reflection is affected by target components and/or label particles at the binding surface and will be missing in the output light beam. This is used to determine the amount of target components at the binding surface from the amount of light in the output light beam. A magnetic field generator is optionally used to generate a magnetic field at the binding surface by which magnetic label particles can be manipulated, such as attracted or repelled.
摘要:
The invention relates to a microelectronic sensor device for the detection of target components that comprise label particles, for example magnetic particles (1). The sensor device comprises a carrier (11) with a binding surface (12) at which target components can collect and optionally bind to specific capture elements. An input light beam (L1) is transmitted into the carrier and totally internally reflected at the binding surface (12). The amount of light in the output light beam (L2) and optionally also of fluorescence light emitted by target components at the binding surface is then detected by a light detector (31). Evanescent light generated during the total internal reflection is affected (absorbed, scattered) by target components and/or label particles (1) at the binding surface (12) and will therefore be missing in the output light beam (L2). This can be used to determine the amount of target components at the binding surface (12) from the amount of light in the output light beam (L2, L2a, L2b). A magnetic field generator (41) is optionally used to generate a magnetic field (B) at the binding surface (12) by which magnetic label particles (1) can be manipulated, for example 15 attracted or repelled.
摘要:
Detecting magnetized or magnetizable target components in a fluid containing the magnetized or magnetizable target components amongst other magnetized or magnetizable components, uses a magnetic field generator (M1, 28) to attract the magnetized or magnetizable components towards a binding surface. A magnetic field controller (C1) applies the magnetic field to concentrate the magnetized or magnetizable components in columns on the binding surface, subsequently reduces the magnetic field to enable the columns to collapse, to allow more components to reach the binding surface, and reapplies the magnetic field so as to cause other components to be pulled off the binding surface to reform columns based on the bound target components. A surface sensitive sensor (S1, 26, 29) detects the bound magnetized or magnetizable target components. The reapplication of the magnetic field acts as a magnetic washing step to release unwanted aspecific adsorption binding, leaving the targets, to improve sensitivity with simplified hardware and a reduction in cost and size.
摘要:
A method and a microelectronic sensor device for making optical examinations in an investigation region at the contact surface of a carrier, wherein an input light beam is sent from a light source towards the investigation region, and wherein an output light beam coming from the investigation region is detected by a light detector. An evaluation unit that is coupled to the light detector is adapted to determine the wetting grade of the investigation region based on a characteristic parameter of the output light beam. The evaluation unit may be adapted to determine a change in the light intensity caused by a liquid contacting the contact surface. The wetting grade may be detected in a test region that is located adjacent to the investigation region and that has a higher roughness than the investigation region.
摘要:
The invention relates to a microelectronic sensor device with a light source (21) for emitting an input light beam (L1) into a transparent carrier (11) such that it is totally internally reflected at a contact surface (12) as an output light beam (L2), which is detected by a light detector (31). Frustration of the total internal reflection at the contact surface (12) can then for example be used to determine the amount of target particles (1) present at this surface. The sensor device further comprises a refractive index measurement unit (100, 200, 300) for measuring the refractive index (nB) of the sample medium, and an evaluation unit (50) for evaluating the measurement of the light detector (31) taking the measured refractive index (nB) into account and/or for changing the conditions of total internal reflection of the input light beam (L1). The refractive index measurement unit may particularly be designed to infer the refractive index (nB) from the deflection of a test-light beam (L3) that is transmitted through the sample medium, or from a reflection of a test-light beam (L1) at an interface (12) to the sample medium. In the latter case, it is possible to determine the critical angle of total internal reflection and/or to measure the reflectivity of the interface.
摘要:
The application relates to a method and a microelectronic sensor device for making optical examinations in an investigation region (13) at the contact surface (12) of a carrier (10), wherein an input light beam (L1, L1′) is sent from a light source (20) towards the investigation region (13), and wherein an output light beam (L2, L2′) coming from the investigation region (13) is detected by a light detector (30). An evaluation unit (50) that is coupled to the light detector (30) is adapted to determine the wetting grade of the investigation region (13) based on a characteristic parameter of the output light beam (L2, L2′), e.g. its intensity. In a preferred embodiment, the evaluation unit (50) is adapted to determine a change in the light intensity caused by a liquid contacting the contact surface (12). The wetting grade may particularly be detected in a test region (14) that is located adjacent to the investigation region (13) and that has a higher roughness than the investigation region (13).
摘要:
An X-raydetector (1) is proposed comprising a light detection arrangement (3) such as a CMOS photodetector, a scintillator layer (5) such as a CsI:T1 layer, a reflector layer (9) and a light emission layer (7) interposed between the scintillator layer (5) and the reflector layer (9). The light emission layer (7) may comprise an OLED and may be made with a thickness of less than 50 μm. Thereby, a sensitivity and resolution of the X-raydetector may be improved.
摘要:
A method is presented for reducing the light output capacity of light emitting components (C1, C2, C3), each with a different absorption band, of an OLED device (1). By irradiating at least a portion of each light emitting component (C1, C2, C3) with light (L) having a wavelength within at least one of the absorption bands, the light output capacity of the irradiated portion (P, P1, P2, P3) of each organic light emitting component having a light absorption band in which the wavelength of the light (L) is included is reduced. An OLED device (1) is also presented.
摘要:
This invention relates to a luminaire comprising an OLED device, where a light detecting function of the OLED device is employed for transmitting light setting commands to the luminaire from a remote position by means of a control light signal, which carries command information. The control light signal has a header portion, which can be recognized by the luminaire and makes it ready to receive a command, and a following control command portion.
摘要:
The invention relates to a microelectronic sensor device for optical examinations like the detection of target components that comprise label particles (1), for example magnetic particles (1). An input light beam (L1) is transmitted into a carrier (111) and totally internally reflected at a binding surface (112) to yield a “TIR-beam of first order” (LTIR(1)), which is redirected by a mirroring system (e.g. reflective 5 facets (114)) to the binding surface (112), where it is again totally internally reflected as a “TIR-beam of second order” (LTIR(2)), and so on. Finally, an output light beam (L2) comprising light of the “TIR-beam of (N+1)-th order”, with a given natural number N, leaves the carrier to be detected by a light detector (31).