Patent ID: 6953551
Filing Date: 2005-10-11
Classification: B01J,B01L,C40B,G01N

Abstract:
1. A capillary bundle comprising: a body having a proximal end and a distal end; a plurality of isolated channels, each of said channels extending from said proximal end to said distal end and being surrounded by a channel wall having a first region in communication with said channel and at least a second region on a side of said first region opposite to said channel, wherein said first region has an optical refractive index higher than an optical refractive index of said second region so that light transmitted into the proximal end of said channel exits the capillary bundle at said distal end of said channel; and wherein at least at said proximal and said distal ends, a cross-section of said capillary bundle as defined by any section orthogonal to a length of said capillary bundle comprises a continuous structure.