Patent ID: 8482734

Claim:
A device including a rotatable substrate with one or more cavities configured for receipt of a fluid therein, the substrate comprising at least one functional element fabricated from an organic semiconductor, the at least one functional element being integrally provided with the substrate and providing at least one of an illumination source or a first detector to provide respectively at least one of optical excitation of the fluid within the one or more cavities or optical detection of an optical response of the fluid within the one or more cavities, rotation of the substrate about an axis of rotation effecting a corresponding rotation of each of the one or more cavities and the at least one functional element so as to allow for continuous illumination or detection of the fluid during the rotation of the substrate and wherein the substrate is configured to effect a transmission of data contactlessly to a second detector coaxially arranged on the axis of rotation, wherein the substrate comprises a conductive path to enable a routing of information from the one or more cavities to a transmitter located remotely from the one or more cavities, the transmitter providing for a transmission of the data to the second detector.