Method and apparatus for precise transfer and manipulation of fluids by centrifugal and/or capillary forces
US7459127B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 26, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/2575
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A micro-liter liquid sample, particularly a biological sample, is analyzed in a device employing centrifugal and capillary forces. The sample is moved through one or more sample wells arrayed within a small flat chip via interconnecting capillary passageways. The passageways may be either hydrophobic or hydrophilic and may include hydrophobic or hydrophilic capillary stops.
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