Patent ID: 11965809
Assignee: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  C | IPC C  G

Claim 9:
10. A system for analyzing targets comprising biological sample, the system comprising:
a volume, wherein the volume comprises: a third phase in fluid communication with a first phase and a second phase, and an interface between the first phase and the second phase,
wherein the first phase and the second phase are liquids,
wherein the first phase has a first density, the second phase has a second density, and the third phase as a third density, wherein the first density, the second density, and the third density are different densities,
wherein the first phase, the second phase, and the third phase are substantially immiscible,
wherein the third phase includes a plurality of targets comprising biological sample,
wherein the third phase is disposed along the interface in a substantially non-overlapping layer within the volume, and
wherein the plurality of targets are disposed in a substantially non-overlapping single layer within the volume;

a thermo cycler for amplifying the biological sample; and
an optical sensor having a field of view including the third phase for imaging the plurality of targets in the volume.