A capillary cell is described along with an arrangement and a method for receiving, positioning and examining a microscopic specimen, in particular a cleared fluorescent specimen with the help of a single-plane fluorescence microscope. The capillary cell is suitable for being positioned in a chamber volume and contains a capillary section, which comprises a wall. The wall encloses a specimen volume and is planar and transparent in at least some sections. In addition, the capillary cell includes an upper and a lower closure section, which are connected to the capillary section and which seal the capillary section. The specimen volume is separated from the chamber volume by the capillary section, the upper closure section and the lower closure section.

A capillary cell is described along with an arrangement and a method for receiving, positioning and examining a microscopic specimen, in particular a cleared fluorescent specimen with the help of a single-plane fluorescence microscope. The capillary cell is suitable for being positioned in a chamber volume and contains a capillary section, which comprises a wall. The wall encloses a specimen volume and is planar and transparent in at least some sections. In addition, the capillary cell includes an upper and a lower closure section, which are connected to the capillary section and which seal the capillary section. The specimen volume is separated from the chamber volume by the capillary section, the upper closure section and the lower closure section.

A reaction vessel capable of measuring a light amount from a reaction liquid without degrading a function of maintaining the reaction vessel at a predetermined temperature is provided. A reaction vessel including a cylindrical shape centered on a first axis, in which an overall length in a first axis direction is longer than an overall length in a second axis direction and an overall length in a third axis direction, the second axis being perpendicular to the first axis and the third axis being perpendicular to the first axis and the second axis. The reaction vessel includes: an opening part which dispenses a liquid at a portion on one end side in the first axis direction; a first flat surface and a second flat surface which is substantially parallel to the first flat surface.

The invention discloses a flat-panel product inspection device, comprising: a horizontal conveying mechanism for driving a flat-panel product in a horizontal state to move in a first horizontal direction; a guiding clamp for clamping the flat-panel product when the flat-panel product is moved to a first position; and a turnover mechanism connected with the guiding clamp and used to drive the guiding clamp to turn around a first rotating axis after the flat-panel product is clamped by the guiding clamp, so that the flat-panel product is turned from the horizontal state to a vertical state, the first rotating axis being parallel to the first horizontal direction.

The invention discloses a flat-panel product inspection device, comprising: a horizontal conveying mechanism for driving a flat-panel product in a horizontal state to move in a first horizontal direction; a guiding clamp for clamping the flat-panel product when the flat-panel product is moved to a first position; and a turnover mechanism connected with the guiding clamp and used to drive the guiding clamp to turn around a first rotating axis after the flat-panel product is clamped by the guiding clamp, so that the flat-panel product is turned from the horizontal state to a vertical state, the first rotating axis being parallel to the first horizontal direction.

By irradiating a sensor chip including an analyte labeled with a fluorescent substance with excitation light from an excitation light irradiation unit for emitting the excitation light using a specimen detector including the excitation light irradiation unit and a fluorescence detection unit for detecting fluorescence, fluorescence emitted from the fluorescent substance is detected by the fluorescence detection unit. When the analyte is detected on the basis of a detection value depending on the intensity of the detected fluorescence, a corrected detection value is calculated by correcting the detection value using individual difference information acquired in advance on the basis of an individual difference between the specimen detectors and a correction coefficient for each sensor chip.

The present invention includes a prism having a light incidence surface and a film formation surface, a metal film disposed on the film formation surface, and a trapping body secured to the metal film. Excitation light is irradiated from an excitation light irradiation part onto an analysis chip installed in a chip holder, and excitation light reflected by the analysis chip is detected. The information outputted by the excitation light irradiation part is acquired.

The present invention includes a prism having a light incidence surface and a film formation surface, a metal film disposed on the film formation surface, and a trapping body secured to the metal film. Excitation light is irradiated from an excitation light irradiation part onto an analysis chip installed in a chip holder, and excitation light reflected by the analysis chip is detected. The information outputted by the excitation light irradiation part is acquired.

A single-wavelength light source is configured to generate an excitation light source. A sample holder that defines an inner cavity is capable of holding a sample and includes a surface transparent to the excitation light source. One or more mounts are attached to at least one of the light source or the sample holder. The mounts are configured to change an incident angle of the excitation light source on the surface. One or more optical components are positioned in a path of a fluorescence emission emitted from the surface and guide the fluorescence emission to a detector. A detector detects an intensity of the fluorescence emission.

Assay cartridges are described that have a detection chamber, preferably having integrated electrodes, and other fluidic components which may include sample chambers, waste chambers, conduits, vents, bubble traps, reagent chambers, dry reagent pill zones and the like. In certain embodiments, these cartridges are adapted to receive and analyze a sample collected on an applicator stick. Also described are kits including such cartridges and a cartridge reader configured to analyze an assay conducted using an assay cartridge.