Microfluidic device
US12303889B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 15, 2024 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01L2400/0406
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A microfluidic device for thermocycling of a reaction mixture is provided. The device comprises an inlet opening, an outlet opening, a flow channel connecting the inlet opening and the outlet opening and defining a flow direction from the inlet opening through the flow channel to the outlet opening, wherein the flow channel comprises a first flow channel surface and a second flow channel surface opposite to the first flow channel surface, and an array of wells provided in the first flow channel surface for fluidic communication with the inlet opening and the outlet opening. Further, the first flow channel surface provides a first hydrophilicity and at least a part of the second flow channel surface provides a second hydrophilicity, wherein the first hydrophilicity is greater than the second hydrophilicity.
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