Microcolumnar analytical apparatus with microcolumnar flow gating interface and method of using the apparatus
US5646048A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 24, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/2575
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A microcolumnar analytical apparatus having a flow gating interface system for interfacing a first microcolumn and a second microcolumn is provided. The apparatus includes a flow gating interface, a first fluid conduit (e.g. a liquid chromatograph microcolumn) of a fluid sample, a flush liquid supplier, and a second fluid conduit (e.g. a capillary electrophoresis microcolumn) for analysis of the effluent fluid sample from the first fluid conduit. The flow gating interface includes a first microcolumnar section, a second microcolumnar section, and a channel. The channel, having an inwardly facing wall, encloses at least a portion each of the first microcolumnar section and the second microcolumnar section for conducting a flush fluid flow past the outlet end of the first microcolumnar section and the inlet end of the second microcolumnar section. The inwardly facing wall of the channel nonfixedly constrains and aligns said end portions of the first and second microcolumnar section due to the relative curvature and elasticity of the microcolumnar sections and the channel. The first fluid conduct is connected to and in fluid communication with the first microcolumnar section of the fl…
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