EP 1019712 A4 20020807 - CAPILLARY ELECTROFLOW APPARATUS AND METHOD
Title (en)
CAPILLARY ELECTROFLOW APPARATUS AND METHOD
Title (de)
VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR KAPILLARSTRÖMUNG MIT EINEM ELEKTRISCHEN FELD
Title (fr)
APPAREIL ET PROCEDE D'ELECTROFLUIDITE CAPILLAIRE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9818249 W 19980915
- US 6758097 P 19970919
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9915888A1] The present invention concerns an apparatus for conducting a microfluidic process. The apparatus comprises integral first and second plates (100, 110). The first plate (100) comprises an array of sample receiving elements (102) for receiving a plurality of samples from an array of sample containers and dispensing the samples. The second plate (110) comprises a planar array of microfluidic networks of cavity structures and channels for conducting a microfluidic process. Also disclosed is a method for processing an array of samples. At least a portion of each sample in an array of sample wells is simultaneously transferred to a corresponding array of microfluidic networks of cavity structures and channels by means of a corresponding array of sample receiving elements that is in integral fluid communication with the array of microfluidic networks. The samples are then processed. Also disclosed is a device for conducting a microfluidic process wherein the device comprising a planar substrate having a planar array of microfluidic networks of cavity structures and channels for conducting a microfluidic process. A plurality of such devices may be present on a continuous sheet. The invention further includes kits for carrying out microfluidic processes comprising an apparatus as described above.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B01J 19/00 (2006.01); G01N 27/447 (2006.01); G01N 31/20 (2006.01); C40B 60/14 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B01J 19/0046 (2013.01); B01J 19/0093 (2013.01); G01N 27/44782 (2013.01); G01N 27/44791 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00317 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00783 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00891 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00912 (2013.01); C40B 60/14 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00237 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [XA] EP 0708331 A1 19960424 - HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US]
- [XA] US 5603351 A 19970218 - CHERUKURI SATYAM C [US], et al
- [XA] WO 9704297 A1 19970206 - UNIV NORTHEASTERN [US]
- See references of WO 9915888A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9915888 A1 19990401; AU 753307 B2 20021017; AU 9472198 A 19990412; CA 2301592 A1 19990401; EP 1019712 A1 20000719; EP 1019712 A4 20020807; JP 2001517794 A 20011009
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9818249 W 19980915; AU 9472198 A 19980915; CA 2301592 A 19980915; EP 98948072 A 19980915; JP 2000513135 A 19980915