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EP 1386169 A1 20040204 - THREE-DIMENSIONAL MICROFLUIDICS INCORPORATING PASSIVE FLUID CONTROL STRUCTURES

Title (en)

THREE-DIMENSIONAL MICROFLUIDICS INCORPORATING PASSIVE FLUID CONTROL STRUCTURES

Title (de)

DREIDIMENSIONALE MIKROFLUIDSCHALTUNGEN MIT PASSIVEN FLUIDSTEUERSTRUKTUREN

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF MICROFLUIDIQUE TRIDIMENSIONNEL COMPRENANT DES STRUCTURES DE REGULATION PASSIVE DES FLUIDES

Publication

EP 1386169 A1 20040204 (EN)

Application

EP 02726572 A 20020207

Priority

US 0204045 W 20020207
US 26715401 P 20010207
US 27438901 P 20010309
US 28442701 P 20010417
US 29020901 P 20010511
US 31370301 P 20010820
US 33985101 P 20011212

IPC 1-7

G01N 35/08; B01L 11/00

IPC 8 full level

B01L 11/00 (2006.01); B01L 99/00 (2010.01); C12N 15/09 (2006.01); G01N 33/53 (2006.01); G01N 33/543 (2006.01); G01N 35/08 (2006.01); G01N 37/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

B81C 1/00 (2013.01 - KR); F28F 2260/02 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 03052428A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

AU 2002256996 A1 20030630; EP 1386169 A1 20040204; JP 2005513441 A 20050512; KR 20030090636 A 20031128

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 2002256996 A 20020207; EP 02726572 A 20020207; JP 2003553266 A 20020207; KR 20037010429 A 20030807