JP4121460B2 - 材料分析用音響セル - Google Patents
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壁が一体に形成される支持フレームと、
前記支持フレームと別体で構成され、少なくとも1つの間隙と、前記壁と係合可能な外面とを含み、使用に際して、前記壁に挟まれて該外面が壁と係合することで、分析用試料を配置するための試料キャビティを画定する主フレームと、
前記支持フレーム内に収容され、前記試料キャビティとは反対側で壁に音響的に結合し、少なくとも1つの電気音響トランスデューサを備える電気音響トランスデューサアセンブリと、
前記トランスデューサの出力を分析して、使用中の前記試料キャビティ内の試料の音速特性の変化を示す分析手段とを備える。
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- 音速の示度を含めて音響パラメータを測定することによって材料を分析する音響セルであって、
壁が一体に形成される支持フレームと、
前記支持フレームと別体で構成され、少なくとも1つの間隙と、前記壁と係合可能な外面とを含み、使用に際して、前記壁に挟まれて該外面が壁と係合することで、分析用試料を配置するための試料キャビティを画定する主フレームと、
前記支持フレーム内に収容され、前記試料キャビティとは反対側で壁に音響的に結合し、少なくとも1つの電気音響トランスデューサを備える電気音響トランスデューサアセンブリと、
前記トランスデューサの出力を分析して、使用中の前記試料キャビティ内の試料の音速特性の変化を示す分析手段と
を備える、音響セル。 - 前記主フレームの前記外面が互いにほぼ平行である、請求項1に記載の音響セル。
- 前記支持フレームは前記主フレームおよび前記壁を実質的に収容する、請求項1または2に記載の音響セル。
- 前記支持フレームは、前記壁と1つのブロックとして作製される請求項1から3のいずれか1項に記載の音響セル。
- 前記壁がほぼ平坦である、請求項1から4のいずれか1項に記載の音響セル。
- 前記壁の前記共振キャビティに面する部分を、球形、円筒形または他の湾曲形状にして回折損失を最小限に抑える、請求項1から4のいずれか1項に記載の音響セル。
- 使用中に試料の蒸発を防止するストッパーをさらに備える、請求項1から6のいずれか1項に記載の音響セル。
- 前記少なくとも1つの間隙が、使用に際して流体を注入するためのチャネルをさらに備える、請求項1から7のいずれか1項に記載の音響セル。
- 耐化学性材料で形成される、請求項1から8のいずれか1項に記載の音響セル。
- 前記トランスデューサが前記壁に移動可能に結合される、請求項1から9のいずれか1項に記載の音響セル。
- 超音波信号を用いることによって試料を分析する方法であって、
請求項1ないし10のいずれか1項に記載の音響セルを用意するステップと、
前記試料キャビティ内に試料を挿入するステップと、
前記試料を通して超音波信号を通過させるステップと、
前記電気音響トランスデューサから電気信号を受信するステップと、
前記受信した信号を分析するステップと、
使用中の前記試料を通過する前記信号の超音波速度を示す出力を提供するステップとを含む、方法。 - 前記出力が、前記試料の圧縮率の形で表される、請求項11に記載の方法。
- 前記試料が、酵素反応を生じるのに必要な成分を含む、請求項11または12に記載の方法。
- 前記試料が、リガンド結合プロセスを実施するのに必要な成分を含む、請求項11または12に記載の方法。
- 前記方法の実施中に前記試料を加熱する、請求項11から14のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 前記出力において超音波の減衰も示される、請求項11から15のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 前記信号の超音波速度を分析して、前記試料の成分の濃度を示す出力を提供する、請求項11から16のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 超音波信号を用いることによって試料を分析する方法であって、
請求項1ないし10のいずれか1項に記載の音響セルを用意するステップと、
前記試料キャビティ内に試料を挿入するステップと、
前記試料を通して超音波信号を通過させるステップと、
前記電気音響トランスデューサから電気信号を受信するステップと、
前記受信した信号を分析するステップと、
前記試料内の成分の濃度を示す出力を提供するステップとを含む、方法。 - 時間に関する示度として前記濃度出力が提供される、請求項18に記載の方法。
- 前記試料が、酵素反応を生じるのに必要な成分を含む、請求項18または19に記載の方法。
- 前記試料が、液体または結合プロセスの成分である、請求項18または19に記載の方法。
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