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Flow cells with a hydrophobic barrier

US11318462B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Illumina, Inc. · US

Inventors

Tarun Khurana · San Diego, US
Arnaud Rival · St-Estève, FR
Lewis J. Kraft · San Diego, US
Steven M. Barnard · San Diego, US
M. Shane Bowen · Encinitas, US
Xi Chen · Newton, US
Yir-Shyuan Wu · Fremont, US
Jeffrey S. Fisher · San Francisco, US
Dajun Yuan · San Diego, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 23, 2020
Grant date	May 3, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 5, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC08L37/00
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An example of a flow cell includes a substrate, which includes nano-depressions defined in a surface of the substrate, and interstitial regions separating the nano-depressions. A hydrophobic material layer has a surface that is at least substantially co-planar with the interstitial regions and is positioned to define a hydrophobic barrier around respective sub-sets of the nano-depressions.

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