MICROPLATE READER DEVICE

摘要

A device is provided for carrying out optical measurements such as fluorescence and absorbance measurements on samples distributed at measurement sites on a support, including first and second illumination apparatus, an optical detector, first and second optical fibres with an end facing the measurement sites at first and second faces of the support, respectively,;which device further includes optical configuration apparatus configurable so as to allow the following configurations: (i) optical coupling of the first illumination apparatus with the first optical fibres and of the optical detector with the second optical fibres, (ii) optical coupling of the second illumination apparatus and the optical detector with the second optical fibres, and/or (iii) optical coupling of the second illumination apparatus and the optical detector with the first optical fibres.;A corresponding method implemented in this device is also provided.

主权项

1. A device for carrying out optical measurements such as fluorescence and absorbance measurements on samples distributed at measurement sites on a support, comprising:
first illumination means; optical detection means; first optical fibres with an end facing the measurement sites at a first face of the support; second illumination means; second optical fibres with an end facing said measurement sites at a second face of the support opposite to the first face; and optical configuration means configurable so as to allow the following configuration: (i) optical coupling of the first illumination means with the first optical fibres and of the optical detection means with the second optical fibres, and at least one of the following configurations: (ii) optical coupling of the second illumination means and the optical detection means with the second optical fibres, and (iii) optical coupling of the second illumination means and the optical detection means with the first optical fibres.