Corning Incorporated
Substrates for use in fluorescent-detection methods having glass substrate portion

Abstract:

A substrate for use in fluorescent-detection methods is provided. The substrate includes at least one glass substrate portion, the at least one glass substrate portion including: between about 60 mol % to about 80 mol % SiO.sub.2; between about 0 mol % to about 15 mol % Al.sub.2O.sub.3; between about 0 mol % to about 15 mol % B.sub.2O.sub.3; and about 2 mol % to about 50 mol % R.sub.xO, wherein R is any one or more of Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs and x is 2, or wherein R is any one or more of Zn, Mg, Ca, Sr or Ba and x is 1.