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EP 2416882 A1 20120215 - SAMPLE STORAGE IN MICROFLUIDICS DEVICES

Title (en)

SAMPLE STORAGE IN MICROFLUIDICS DEVICES

Title (de)

PROBENAUFBEWAHRUNG IN MIKROFLUIDIKVORRICHTUNGEN

Title (fr)

STOCKAGE D'ÉCHANTILLONS DANS DES DISPOSITIFS MICROFLUIDIQUES

Publication

EP 2416882 A1 20120215 (EN)

Application

EP 10713331 A 20100406

Priority

EP 2010054558 W 20100406
EP 2009054107 W 20090406
EP 10713331 A 20100406

IPC 8 full level

B01L 3/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B01L 3/5027 (2013.01); B01L 3/50273 (2013.01); B01L 2200/142 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0861 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0406 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2010115907A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2416882 A1 20120215

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 10713331 A 20100406