Paper-based chemical assay devices with improved fluidic structures
US9616425B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 14, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01L2400/086
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A chemical assay device includes a hydrophilic substrate and one or more hydrophobic structures that extend from a first side of the hydrophilic substrate to a second side of the hydrophilic substrate. A hydrophobic structure in the hydrophilic substrate forms a fluid barrier wall that extends from the first side of the hydrophilic substrate to the second side of the hydrophilic substrate with a deviation of less than 20° from a perpendicular axis between the first side and the second side. The hydrophobic material in the first hydrophobic structure occupies more than 50% of a void volume fraction of the hydrophilic substrate.
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