The present disclosure provides apparatuses and methods for analyzing the presence of a target analyte. The apparatuses and methods of the present disclosure can be operated in a multiplexed format to perform various assays of clinical significance.

The disclosure provides a method of generating an artificial immunohistochemistry (IHC) image of cells. The method includes receiving a hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) stained whole slide image (WSI) generated by a brightfield microscopy imaging modality of at least a portion of cells included in a specimen, applying, to the H&E brightfield image, at least one trained model, the trained model being trained to generate the artificial IHC image based on the H&E brightfield image, receiving the artificial IHC image from the trained model.

[Problem] To provide a target substance detection chip, a target substance detection device, and a target substance detection method, that can be manufactured easily in a small size at low costs with reduction of the number of parts involved in the detection chip constituted by an optical prism and a detection plate used for a SPR sensor and an optical waveguide mode sensor, that can detect a target substance quickly with high sensitivity, and in which an analyte liquid is easily delivered.

[Solution] A target substance detection chip of the present invention includes: a plate-like transparent base portion which allows light to pass therethrough; and a flow path which is formed in one surface of the transparent base portion as a groove and through which an analyte liquid verifying a presence of a target substance is delivered in a length direction of the groove, wherein the flow path is formed such that at least an electric field enhancement layer is disposed on an inner surface of a groove portion formed to at least partly have inclined surfaces appearing in cross section to be inclined at a gradient to the surface of the transparent base portion, and wherein a part or entirety of an uppermost surface of the groove which contacts the analyte liquid serves as a detection surface for the target substance.

A micro-fluidic chip comprises a chip base, a lens, and a securing portion. The chip base has a flow cell and a micro-fluidic channel defined therein. The micro-fluidic channel is fluidly connected to the flow cell to deliver fluid to and from the flow cell, respectively via a fluid input port and a fluid output port. The lens has an apex and a base. The apex is positioned within the flow cell. The securing portion is affixed to the chip base such that the lens is sandwiched between the chip base and the securing portion. The securing portion has a circular cavity defined therein in a surface adjacent the chip base, for receiving the base of the lens. The securing portion further has separate light input and output channels to allow light in and out, respectively, of the circular cavity and the lens.

The invention relates to an apparatus for probing a sample comprising a light source for emitting an illuminating light beam, a birefringent element for splitting the illuminating light beam into two sheared beams, a reflective element for reflecting the two sheared beams, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the reflected beams propagate through the birefringent element for recombining the reflected beams, and a detector for detecting the recombined beam, wherein the sample is arrangeable in the optical path of the sheared beams or at the backside of a reflective surface in the optical path of the sheared beams, the reflective surface exhibiting a surface plasmon resonance or a localized surface plasmon resonance.

The present disclosure provides apparatuses and methods for analyzing the presence of charged analytes and/or the binding force between charged analytes and a capture probe. The apparatuses and methods of the present disclosure can be operated in a multiplexed format to perform various assays of clinical significance for example.

The present invention relates to a method for real-time measurement of the secretion of at least one compound by at least one individual cell, comprising: the culturing, in a liquid medium, of at least one cell in a culture chamber, at least one wall of which comprises at least one sensitive area, a sensitive area comprising a plurality of ligands, attached to a solid support, each ligand being able to bind specifically to the compound, and an element for real-time transduction of a signal produced by the binding of the compound to one of the ligands; the identification, in a sensitive area, of at least one spot producing a signal; the real-time measurement of the signal produced by the spot identified, representing the amount of compound secreted by an individual cell.

Manufacturing a device may include inspecting a surface of an inspection target device. The inspecting may include forming a metal layer on a surface of the inspection target device on which a minute pattern is formed, directing a beam of light to be incident and normal to the surface of the inspection target device, determining a spectrum of light reflected from the surface of the inspection target device, and generating, via the spectrum, information associated with a structural characteristic of the minute pattern formed on the inspection target device. The inspection target device may be selectively incorporated into the manufactured device based on the generated information.

The present invention relates to providing a detection device that uses surface plasmon resonance to detect the presence or the amount of a substance to be detected, in which a detection unit can accurately detect scattered light without detecting stray light, and can accurately determine an irradiation angle of excitation light. This detection method uses the detection device that uses surface plasmon resonance to detect the presence or the amount of a substance to be detected. A detection range control unit controls a detection range of a detection unit so that a detection range utilized when the detection unit detects scattered light emitted from a metallic film and from a region on the metallic film differs from a detection range utilized when the detection unit detects fluorescence emitted from a fluorescent substance labeling the substance to be detected which has been captured by a capturing body.

Bistable devices are constructed using a polynucleotide platform for sensing molecular events such as binding or conformational changes of target molecules. Uses include measurement of target concentration, measuring the effect of environmental condition (such as heat, light, or pH) on the target, or screening a library for molecules that bind the target or modulate its biological function. Devices comprise three regions: a top lid, bottom lid, and flexible linker or hinge between them. A device has an open configuration in which the top and bottom lid are separated, and a closed configuration they are bound close together. Binding domains or variations of the target molecule are fixed to a device so that when the molecular event occurs, the device switches from open to closed, or vice versa, which generates a signal. Optimal device design is determined by the signal modality (optical or electronic) used to measure closure of surface-immobilized devices.