Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, methods, compositions and systems for highly efficient, robust, multiplex analysis of biomolecules based on substrate-mediated compartmentalization in conjunction with controlled release of as-say reagents for interference-free detection of biomolecules.

Abstract: In certain embodiments, the invention relates to systems, methods, and apparatus that allow a purchaser to customize a test kit based upon a literature search. A processor receives one or more search terms entered by a user and constructs a query comprising the one or more search terms. The processor obtains from one or more literature repositories a plurality of search results responsive to the query. The processor identifies one or more domain terms (relating to a scientific domain) within the plurality of search results. The processor prioritizes the one or more scientific domain terms based in part upon frequency of occurrence within the plurality of search results, and selects one or more order components relating to a tangible product, each order component relating to a respective scientific domain term of the one or more scientific domain terms. The order information is displayed to a user.

Abstract: A method may include accessing data regarding a number of events, where the events were detected by a particle detection apparatus, and identifying a number of groups in the events. Each of the groups includes two or more events, and each event includes one or more of a time stamp, a time duration, a fluorescence intensity, a scatter measurement, a radio frequency signal, a magnetic signal, a neutron scattering measurement, a light scattering measurement, an electron scattering measurement, an audio signal, an acoustic signal, a mechanical signal, an electrical resistance, a thermal property, and a width of fluorescence signal. The method may include identifying a subset of the groups as a number of objects detected by the particle detection apparatus, where each object is identified based at least in part upon one or more quantities, where each quantity is identified by or derived from the respective two or more events.

Abstract: In a method for synthesizing polymeric microstructures, a monomer stream is flowed, at a selected flow rate, through a fluidic channel. At least one shaped pulse of illumination is projected to the monomer stream, defining in the monomer stream a shape of at least one microstructure corresponding to the illumination pulse shape while polymerizing that microstructure shape in the monomer stream by the illumination pulse.