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Controlled fluid transport microfabricated polymeric substrates

US6156181A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 26, 1998
Grant dateDec 5, 2000
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Expiry dateOct 26, 2018

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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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