Patent ID: 8062900
Filing Date: 2011-11-22
Classification: B01L,G01N,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A microplate comprising: a frame that forms sidewalls of a plurality of wells, the frame having a bottom surface that interconnects said wells; a first layer that forms a bottom of the plurality of wells, the layer having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein said frame and said layer are attached such that said top surface of said layer contacts and bonds to said bottom surface of said frame; a plurality of waveguide grating based biosensors, each waveguide grating based biosensor is located within the bottom of each well; and a second layer comprising a mask attached to and in contact with the bottom surface of the first layer, said mask having a plurality of apertures that are aligned with the plurality of waveguide grating based biosensors, each aperture being smaller than a grating in each waveguide grating based biosensor, and wherein the mask is attached to the bottom surface of the first layer by an adhesive, a chemical bond, or a silk screen bond.