Patent ID: 8701512
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: B01L,G01N

Abstract:
1. A cell for testing microbeads, used for testing microbeads each formed in a cylindrical shape having an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to and substantially parallel to each other and a side surface continuous with the upper and lower surfaces, at least one of the upper surface and the lower surface being provided with an identification pattern, the cell comprising: a support substrate; and a cover disposed opposite to the support substrate, wherein a space between the support substrate and the cover forms a containing space in which to dispose the microbeads, and the distance between the support substrate and the cover is greater than a thickness of the microbeads and smaller than twice the thickness of the microbeads; and wherein at least one of the support substrate and the cover are provided with a pillar, the height of the pillar is greater than the thickness of the microbeads and smaller than twice the thickness of the microbeads, and the pillar is provided with a cutout smaller than at least one of the diameter of the upper surface of the microbead and the diameter of the lower surface of the microbead.