Patent ID: 7718133
Filing Date: 2010-05-18
Classification: B01L,G01N,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A sample processing device comprising: a body comprising a transmissive layer that transmits selected light and a control layer comprising thick portions that block the selected light, wherein the control layer is attached to the transmissive layer with a first major surface of the control layer facing the transmissive layer and a second major surface facing away from the transmissive layer; a plurality of process chamber structures formed in the control layer between the thick portions, wherein each of the process chamber structures comprises an interior window surface and an interior side surface formed by the control layer, wherein the interior window surface within each process chamber is formed by a thin portion of the control layer, and wherein the thin portion of the control layer is sufficiently thin so that the thin portion of the control layer transmits the selected light from the transmissive layer; a cover sheet attached to the second major surface of the control layer, wherein the cover sheet and the control layer are coextensive, wherein the cover sheet and the plurality of process chamber structures define a plurality of process chambers in the sample processing device, wherein the selected light can be transmitted into or out of each process chamber through the interior window surface; and a conduit in the sample processing device, wherein each process chamber of the plurality of process chambers is in fluid communication with the conduit.