Controlled fluid transport in microfabricated polymeric substrates
US5885470A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 14, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/2224
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Microfluidic devices are provided for the performance of chemical and biochemical analyses, syntheses and detection. The devices of the invention combine precise fluidic control systems with microfabricated polymeric substrates to provide accurate, low cost miniaturized analytical devices that have broad applications in the fields of chemistry, biochemistry, biotechnology, molecular biology and numerous other fields.
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