US4816123A
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Method of fabricating capillary electrophoresis separation channels
Assignee: PerkinElmer Instruments LLC
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Filing: 1987-07-06
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Granted: 1989-03-28
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Expires: 2007-07-06
Abstract
Abstract The basic concept of this invention involves the use of a wire or capillary tube as a template strand. The outside diameter and shape of the template strand correspond to the inside diameter and shape of a desired separation capillary. A detector may be incorporated by providing a pair of electrode wires, or the ends of a pair of optical fibers, and pressing them against opposite sides of the template. As plastic is then polymerized around this asssembly by casting or molding. The template is then removed, leaving a capillary channel with a sidewall incorporating the wire electrodes and optical fibers. Using this method, it is possible to form a single unit including a separation capillary, conductivity detector, and spectroscopy detector.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenneth Ogan
- 👤 Frans M. Everaerts
- 👤 Theo P. E. M. Verheggen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 01:07
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N27/00; G01N27/26; G01N27/416; G01N27/447; G01N27/44756; G01N27/44704
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
The method of forming a capillary component for use in an electrophoresis instrument which comprises: providing a template strand having external profile dimensions and shape corresponding to the internal profile dimensions and shape of a desired capillary component; contacting a first point on the surface of said template strand with a first fiber capable of conducting a component-detecting medium; contacting a second point on the surface of said template strand substantially opposite said first point, with a second fiber capable of conducting said component-detecting medium; encasing said template strand within a body of hardenable material; hardening said hardenable material; and removing said template strand.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
104 words
The method of forming a capillary component for use in an electrophoresis instrument which comprises: providing a template strand having external profile dimensions and shape corresponding to the internal profile dimensions and shape of a desired capillary component; contacting a first point on the surface of said template strand with a first fiber capable of conducting a component-detecting medium; contacting a second point on the surface of said template strand substantially opposite said first point, with a second fiber capable of conducting said component-detecting medium; encasing said template strand within a body of hardenable material; hardening said hardenable material; and removing said template strand.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said first and second fibers are wires and said component-detecting medium is electricity.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 2 wherein each of said contacting steps comprises: wrapping said wire over the end of an applicator member; and pressing said applicator member and wire against the template strand.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 2 wherein each of said contacting steps comprises: looping said wire over said template strand and exerting a pulling force on said wire to make intimate contact between said wire and strand over substantially one half the circumference of said strand.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said first and second fibers are optical fibers and said component-detecting medium is electromagnetic radiation.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 5 wherein each of said optical fibers includes a polished end making contact with said strand.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said strand is a solid wire.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said strand is a capillary tube.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said removing step comprises pulling the template strand from the hardened material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said removing step comprises dissolution of the material of said template strand.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method of claim 1 wherein, prior to the encasing step, the end of a capillary tube is slid over said template strand in close proximity thereto and extending a preselected distance therealong; and said capillary tube is removed after the hardening of said hardenable material.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
99 words
The method of forming a capillary component for use in an electrophoresis instrument which comprises: providing a template strand having external profile dimensions and configuration complementary to the internal profile dimensions and configuration of a desired capillary component; disposing a tubular sleeve of light-transmitting material on a medial segment of said strand; contacting one side of said medial segment with a light-transmitting member and the diametrically opposite side of said segment with an optically opaque member containing an optical aperture; encasing said template strand within a body of hardenable material; hardening said hardenable material; and removing said template strand.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
99 words
The method of forming a capillary component for use in an electrophoresis instrument which comprises: providing a template strand having external profile dimensions and configuration complementary to the internal profile dimensions and configuration of a desired capillary component; disposing a tubular sleeve of light-transmitting material on a medial segment of said strand; contacting one side of said medial segment with a light-transmitting member and the diametrically opposite side of said segment with an optically opaque member containing an optical aperture; encasing said template strand within a body of hardenable material; hardening said hardenable material; and removing said template strand.
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