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Device of dispensing micro doses of aqueous solutions of substances onto a carrier and device for carrying out said method
Assignee: INSTITUT MOLEKULYARNOI BIOLOGII IM VA ENGELGARDT ROSSIISKOI AKADEMII NAUK
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Filing: 1994-08-05
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Granted: 1998-05-26
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Expires: 2014-08-05
Abstract
Abstract A device for dispensing microdoses of aqueous solutions are provided, whereby the substance is transferred by the free surface end of a rodlike transferring element; the temperature of the transferring element is maintained at essentially the dew point of the ambient air during the transfer. The device may comprise a plate-like base to which are affixed a plurality of rods; the unfixed butt ends of the rods are coplanar. The device further comprises a means for maintaining the temperature of the unfixed butt ends of the rods essentially equal to the dew point of the ambient air during transfer of the aqueous substance.
Inventors
- 👤 Gennady Moiseevich Ershow
- 👤 Evgenii Vladislavovich Kirillov
- 👤 Andrei Darievich Mirzabekov
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-07 17:33
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01L; B01L3/00; B01L3/02; B01L3/0241; B01L3/0244; B01J; B01J19/00; B01J19/0046; B01J19/0093; B01J4/00; B01J4/02; B01J2219/00; B01J2219/00274; B01J2219/00277; B01J2219/00351; B01J2219/00387; B01J2219/00497; B01J2219/00527; B01J2219/00583; B01J2219/00585; B01J2219/00596; B01J2219/00603; B01J2219/00605; B01J2219/00659; B01J2219/00718; B01J2219/0072; B01J2219/00781; B01J2219/00783; B01J2219/00819; B01J2219/00822; B01J2219/00824; B01J2219/00828; B01J2219/00873; B01J2219/00891; B01J2219/0095; B01J2219/00952; B01J2219/00954; B01J2219/00961; B01J2219/00993; B01J2219/00995; C; C40; C40B; C40B60/00; C40B60/14; G; G01; G01N; G01N1/00; G01N1/02; G01N1/10; G01N35/00; G01N35/10; G01N2035/1027; G01N2035/1034; G01N2035/1037; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T436/00; Y10T436/11; Y10T436/115831; Y10T436/119163; Y10T436/12; Y10T436/14; Y10T436/142222; Y10T436/143333; Y10T436/25; Y10T436/25625; Y10T436/2575
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
A device for microdispensing a volume of an aqueous solution to a carrier, comprised of a base one of the sides of which carries a plurality of rods which are held firm against said base with one of their ends, the free butt ends of said rods being coplanar, wherein said device is further provided with a means for maintaining the temperature of the free butt ends essentially equal to the dew point of the ambient air, wherein the means for maintaining the temperature of the free butt ends of the rods is a battery of thermoelectric cells shaped as a plate having equal size with the base and contacting the latter on the side opposite to that carrying the rods, both the base and the rods being made of a heat-conductive material.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
133 words
A device for microdispensing a volume of an aqueous solution to a carrier, comprised of a base one of the sides of which carries a plurality of rods which are held firm against said base with one of their ends, the free butt ends of said rods being coplanar, wherein said device is further provided with a means for maintaining the temperature of the free butt ends essentially equal to the dew point of the ambient air, wherein the means for maintaining the temperature of the free butt ends of the rods is a battery of thermoelectric cells shaped as a plate having equal size with the base and contacting the latter on the side opposite to that carrying the rods, both the base and the rods being made of a heat-conductive material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
A device according to claim 1 wherein both the rods and the base are made of metal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
A device according to claim 2 wherein the rod ends held firm against the plate are coated with a heat-insulator.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A device according to claim 1 wherein the rod ends held firm against the plate are coated with a heat-insulator.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
A device according to claim 4 wherein each butt end has a circular surface area.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A device according to claim 5 wherein said radius of said circular butt end surface area is about 110 micrometers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
A device according to claim 4 wherein the butt rod ends are provided with a hydrophilic coating while the side rod surfaces are provided with a hydrophobic coating with respect to an aqueous solution.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
A device according to claim 7 wherein the butt rod ends are coated with glass.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
A device according to claim 8 wherein the side surfaces of the rods are coated with fluoroplastic.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
A device according to claim 8 wherein the side surfaces of the rods are coated with glass and then treated with a hydrophobic material.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
125 words
A device for microdispensing a volume of an aqueous solution to a carrier, comprised of a base one of the sides of which carries a plurality of rods which are held firm against said base with one of their ends, the free butt ends of said rods being coplanar, said device further provided with a means for maintaining the temperature of the free butt ends essentially equal to the dew point of the ambient air, wherein said means for maintaining the temperature of the free butt ends of the rods is a battery of thermoelectric cells shaped as said base and contacting said base on the side opposite to that carrying the rods, both the base and the rods being made of a heat-conductive material.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
125 words
A device for microdispensing a volume of an aqueous solution to a carrier, comprised of a base one of the sides of which carries a plurality of rods which are held firm against said base with one of their ends, the free butt ends of said rods being coplanar, said device further provided with a means for maintaining the temperature of the free butt ends essentially equal to the dew point of the ambient air, wherein said means for maintaining the temperature of the free butt ends of the rods is a battery of thermoelectric cells shaped as said base and contacting said base on the side opposite to that carrying the rods, both the base and the rods being made of a heat-conductive material.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
A device according to claim 11 wherein both the rods and the base are made of metal.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
A device according to claim 12 wherein the rod ends held firm against the plate are coated with a heat insulator.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
20 words
A device according to claim 11 wherein the rod ends held firm against the plate are coated with a heat-insulator.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
37 words
A device according to claim 14 wherein the free butt ends of said rods are provided with a hydrophilic coating while the side rod surfaces are provided with a hydrophobic coating with respect to an aqueous solution.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
15 words
A device according to claim 15 wherein the free butt ends are coated with glass.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device according to claim 16 wherein the side surfaces of the rods are coated with glass and treated with a hydrophobic material.
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