Multi-stage cartridge for MEMS particle storing system
US8993311B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 23, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2015/1028
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A disposable cartridge is described which is equipped with a plurality of microfabricated particle sorting structures. The disposable cartridge may include passageways which connect fluid reservoirs in the cartridge with corresponding microfluidic passageways on the particle sorting structure. A flexible gasket may prevent leakages and allow the fluid to cross the gasket barrier through a plurality of holes in the gasket, allowing fluid to be transferred from the reservoirs to the microfabricated particle sorting structures. The plurality of particle sorting structures may be arranged in the disposable cartridge in order to perform multiple separation operations, such as a sequential or parallel sorting operation.
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