Abstract:
Cleaning compositions and processes for cleaning post-plasma etch residue from a microelectronic device having said residue thereon. The composition achieves highly efficacious cleaning of the residue material, including titanium-containing, copper-containing, tungsten-containing, and/or cobalt-containing post-etch residue from the microelectronic device while simultaneously not damaging the interlevel dielectric, metal interconnect material, and/or capping layers also present thereon.
Abstract:
Cleaning compositions and processes for cleaning post-plasma etch residue from a microelectronic device having said residue thereon. The composition achieves highly efficacious cleaning of the residue material, including titanium-containing, copper-containing, tungsten-containing, and/or cobalt-containing post-etch residue from the microelectronic device while simultaneously not damaging the interlevel dielectric, metal interconnect material, and/or capping layers also present thereon.
Abstract:
In certain embodiments, a method samples a body fluid of a patient. The method includes providing a fluid handling system having one or more fluid passageways. The method further includes infusing an infusion fluid by way of a fluid handling system into a patient through one or more fluid passageways. The method further includes obtaining a sample of body fluid by way of a fluid handling system from a patient through one or more fluid passageways. The obtained sample is no more than 5 milliliters in volume. The method further includes analyzing at least an analyzed portion of the obtained sample by way of an analyte detection system operatively associated with the fluid handling system to determine a concentration of at least one analyte.
Abstract:
An apparatus (10) for analyzing the composition of bodily fluid. The apparatus comprises a fluid handling network including a patient end (11) configured to maintain fluid communication with a bodily fluid in a patient and at least one pump (203) intermittently operable to draw a sample of bodily fluid from the patient. The apparatus further comprises a fluid analyzer (140) positioned to analyze at least a portion of the sample and measure the presence of two or more analytes . Also disclosed is a method for analyzing the composition of a bodily fluid in a patient. The method comprises drawing a sample of the bodily fluid of the patient through a fluid handling network configured to maintain fluid communication with a bodily fluid in a patient. The method further comprises analyzing the at least a portion of the sample in a fluid analyzer to estimate the concentration of two or more analytes in the sample. Disclosed are further means for separating plasma and serum and a spectroscopic analyzer.
Abstract:
A device and method for determining analyte concentrations within a material sample are provided. A modulating temperature gradient is induced in the sample and resultant, emitted infrared radiation is measured at selected analyte absorbance peaks and reference wavelengths. The modulating temperature gradient is controlled by a surface temperature modulation. A transfer function relating the surface temperature modulation to a modulation of the measured infrared radiation is provided. Phase and magnitude differences in the transfer function are detected. These phase and magnitude differences, having a relationship to analyte concentration, are measured, correlated and processed to determine analyte concentration in the material sample. A method for adjusting an analyte measurement is provided. The method provides a hydration correction process for calibration and correction whereby analyte concentrations within the material sample may be determined. The hydration correction process is particularly suitable for determining blood analyte concentrations within human tissue.
Abstract:
Cleaning compositions and processes for cleaning post-plasma etch residue from a microelectronic device having said residue thereon. The composition achieves highly efficacious cleaning of the residue material, including titanium-containing, copper-containing, tungsten-containing, and/or cobalt-containing post-etch residue from the microelectronic device while simultaneously not damaging the interlevel dielectric, metal interconnect material, and/or capping layers also present thereon.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a system that samples a body fluid of a patient. The system includes a fluid handling system (10) having one or more fluid passageways. The system further includes a pump system for infusing an infusion fluid by way of a fluid handling system into a patient (P) through one or more fluid passageways . The system further includes a pump system for obtaining a sample of body fluid by way of a fluid handling system from a patient through one or more fluid passageways. The obtained sample is no more than 5 milliliters in volume. The system further includes an analyzer (140) for analyzing at least an analyzed portion of the obtained sample by way of an analyte detection system operatively associated with the fluid handling system to determine a concentration of at least one analyte.
Abstract:
Described is a method of sampling a body fluid of a patient. The method includes providing a fluid handling system having one or more fluid passageways (20). The method further includes infusing an infusion fluid by way of a fluid handling system into a patient through one or more fluid passageways. The method further includes obtaining a sample of body fluid by way of a fluid handling system from a patient through one or more fluid passageways. The obtained sample is no more than 400 microliters in volume. The method further includes analyzing at least an analyzed portion of the obtained sample by way of an analyte detection system (324) operatively associated with the fluid handling system to determine a concentration of at least one analyte. A corresponding system is also disclosed.
Abstract:
A reagentless whole-blood analyte detection system (200, 400, 450, 1000, 1100) that is capable of being deployed near a patient has a source (220) capable of emitting a beam of radiation that includes a spectral band. The whole-blood system (200, 400, 450, 1000, 1100) also has at least one detector (250, 1152, 1154) in an optical path of the beam. The whole-blood system (200, 400, 450, 1000, 1100) also has a housing (402, 452) that is configured to house the source (220) and the detector(s) (250, 1152, 1154). The whole-blood system (200, 400, 450, 1000, 1100) also has a sample element (240, 305, 605, 805, 885, 905, 1040, 1205, 1305, 1355, 1405) that is situated in the optical path of the beam. The sample element (240, 305, 605, 805, 885, 905, 1040, 1205, 1305, 1355, 1405) has a sample cell (242, 310, 610, 810) and a sample cell wall (244, 330, 335) that does not eliminate transmittance of the beam of radiation in the spectral band.
Abstract:
A method of extracting and analyzing bodily fluids from a patient at the point of care for the patient is provided. The method comprises establishing fluid communication between an analyte detection system 334, 1700 and a bodily fluid in the patient. A portion of the bodily fluid is drawn from the patient. The drawn portion is separated into a first component of the bodily fluid, while the analyte detection system 334, 1700 remains in fluid communication with the patient. The analyte detection system 334, 1700 analyzes the first component to measure a concentration of an analyte.