Global Patent Index - EP 1054949 A1

EP 1054949 A1 20001129 - ADVANCED ACTIVE DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MOLECULAR BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND DIAGNOSTICS

Title (en)

ADVANCED ACTIVE DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MOLECULAR BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND DIAGNOSTICS

Title (de)

FORTSCHRITTLICHE, AKTIVE EINRICHTUNGEN UND VERFAHREN ZUR MOLEKULAREN, BIOLOGISCHEN ANALYSE UND DIAGNOSE

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIFS ACTIFS EVOLUES ET PROCEDES D'ANALYSE ET DE DIAGNOSTIC EN BIOLOGIE MOLECULAIRE

Publication

EP 1054949 A1 20001129 (EN)

Application

EP 99908135 A 19990211

Priority

  • US 9903080 W 19990211
  • US 2661898 A 19980220
  • US 23956999 A 19990129
  • US 24092099 A 19990129
  • US 23959899 A 19990129
  • US 24048999 A 19990129
  • US 24093199 A 19990129

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9942558A1] Methods of manufacture and devices for performing active biological operations utilize various structures to advantageously collect and provide charged biological materials to an array of microlocations. In one embodiment, a device includes focusing electrodes to aid in the direction and transport of materials from a collection electrode to an array. Preferably, one or more intermediate transportation electrodes are utilized, most preferably of monotonically decreasing size between the collection electrode and the array, so as to reduce current density mismatches. In another aspect, a flow cell is utilized over devices to provide containment of solution containing materials to be analyzed. In yet another embodiment, a concentric ring design is provided. Various flip-chip embodiments are disclosed.

IPC 1-7

C12M 1/40

IPC 8 full level

B01J 19/00 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/40 (2006.01); C12M 1/42 (2006.01); G01N 27/447 (2006.01); G01N 37/00 (2006.01); G11C 13/02 (2006.01); G11C 19/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B01L 3/502707 (2013.01); B01L 3/502761 (2013.01); B82Y 10/00 (2013.01); G11C 13/0014 (2013.01); G11C 13/0019 (2013.01); G11C 19/00 (2013.01); H01L 29/6656 (2013.01); B01L 3/502715 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0647 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0636 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0645 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0877 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0403 (2013.01); H01L 2924/0002 (2013.01)

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 9942558 A1 19990826; AU 2763899 A 19990906; AU 742960 B2 20020117; BR 9909207 A 20011106; CA 2320798 A1 19990826; CA 2320798 C 20080115; CN 1237165 C 20060118; CN 1296525 A 20010523; EP 1054949 A1 20001129; EP 1054949 A4 20060927; JP 2003524750 A 20030819; KR 20010041147 A 20010515; NZ 506204 A 20030630

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9903080 W 19990211; AU 2763899 A 19990211; BR 9909207 A 19990211; CA 2320798 A 19990211; CN 99805003 A 19990211; EP 99908135 A 19990211; JP 2000532499 A 19990211; KR 20007009196 A 20000821; NZ 50620499 A 19990211