Abstract: The present invention provides self-contained systems for performing an assay for determining a chemical state, the system including a stationary cartridge for performing the assay therein, at least one reagent adapted to react with a sample; and at least one reporter functionality adapted to report a reaction of the at least one reagent with said sample to report a result of the assay, wherein the at least one reagent, the sample and the at least one reporter functionality are contained within the cartridge.

Abstract: The present invention provides self-contained systems for performing an assay for determining a chemical state, the system including a stationary cartridge for performing the assay therein, at least one reagent adapted to react with a sample; and at least one reporter functionality adapted to report a reaction of the at least one reagent with said sample to report a result of the assay, wherein the at least one reagent, the sample and the at least one reporter functionality are contained within the cartridge.

Abstract: Determining total particle emission of a flow cytometer particle by passing laser excitation energy into a generally perpendicular flow cytometer channel element through which a particle passes, the particle adapted to be irradiated and to emit a fluorescent emission responsive to the laser excitation energy, where the fluorescent emission results from a geometrical convolution of a geometrical form of the laser excitation energy and a geometric characteristic of a fluorescent emission of the particle, detecting any of the fluorescent emission, outputting an analog electrical emission, providing multiple time samples of the analog electrical emission, and processing the multiple time samples to calculate a total fluorescent emission of said particle, by determining the extent of said geometric convolution and fitting said time samples to a function of a same extent.

Abstract: The present invention provides self-contained systems for performing an assay for determining a chemical state, the system including a stationary cartridge for performing the assay therein, at least one reagent adapted to react with a sample; and at least one reporter functionality adapted to report a reaction of the at least one reagent with said sample to report a result of the assay, wherein the at least one reagent, the sample and the at least one reporter functionality are contained within the cartridge.

Abstract: Determining a biological condition in a mammal by using a cartridge, having fluidic open channels, sealable after receiving a fluid specimen, passing any of the specimen through any of the channels, contacting any reagent stored in a chamber with the specimen in a reaction chamber inducing a reaction and forming a reaction product, a mechanical controller including first urging means applying a force externally onto the chamber to release the reagent, second urging means applying a removable force onto the channels thereby inducing fluidic movement in a first direction in the channels and upon removal of the force causing fluidic movement in an opposite direction, alignment means aligning a reading channel on the cartridge for a detection to take place, an optical reader detecting the reaction product in the reading channel, and a processor receiving data from the optical reader and processing the data to determine the biological condition.

Abstract: Determining total particle emission of a flow cytometer particle by passing laser excitation energy into a generally perpendicular flow cytometer channel element through which a particle passes, the particle adapted to be irradiated and to emit a fluorescent emission responsive to the laser excitation energy, where the fluorescent emission results from a geometrical convolution of a geometrical form of the laser excitation energy and a geometric characteristic of a fluorescent emission of the particle, detecting any of the fluorescent emission, outputting an analog electrical emission, providing multiple time samples of the analog electrical emission, and processing the multiple time samples to calculate a total fluorescent emission of said particle, by determining the extent of said geometric convolution and fitting said time samples to a function of a same extent.

Abstract: Determining total particle emission of a flow cytometer particle by passing laser excitation energy into a generally perpendicular flow cytometer channel element through which a particle passes, the particle adapted to be irradiated and to emit a fluorescent emission responsive to the laser excitation energy, where the fluorescent emission results from a geometrical convolution of a geometrical form of the laser excitation energy and a geometric characteristic of a fluorescent emission of the particle, detecting any of the fluorescent emission, outputting an analog electrical emission, providing multiple time samples of the analog electrical emission, and processing the multiple time samples to calculate a total fluorescent emission of said particle, by determining the extent of said geometric convolution and fitting said time samples to a function of a same extent.