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Methods of fabricating polymeric structures incorporating microscale fluidic elements

US6123798A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 6, 1998
Grant dateSep 26, 2000
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Expiry dateMay 6, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/266
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention generally provides improved methods of fabricating polymeric microfluidic devices that incorporate microscale fluidic structures, whereby the fabrication process does not substantially distort or deform such structures. The methods of the invention generally provide enhanced bonding processes for mating and bonding substrate layers to define the microscale channel networks therebetween.

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