Controlled fluid transport microfabricated polymeric substrates
US6156181A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 26, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 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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