EP 2589435 A1 20130508 - A component for use in a three-dimensional microfluidic device, a three-dimensional microfluidic device, and a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional microfluidic device
Title (en)
A component for use in a three-dimensional microfluidic device, a three-dimensional microfluidic device, and a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional microfluidic device
Title (de)
Komponente zur Verwendung in einer dreidimensionalen mikrofluidischen Vorrichtung, dreidimensionale mikrofluidische Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Herstellung einer dreidimensionalen mikrofluidischen Vorrichtung
Title (fr)
Composant à utiliser dans un dispositif microfluide tridimensionnel, dispositif microfluide tridimensionnel et procédé de fabrication d'un dispositif microfluide tridimensionnel
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 11187407 A 20111101
Abstract (en)
A component (2, 3) for use in a three-dimensional microfluidic device, characterized in that it comprises: €¢ at least one layer (1) which is manufactured by causing a hydrophobic substance (21, 22) to permeate a porous material (24) so that the hydrophobic substance (21, 22) is absorbed into the porous material (24) of the layer (1) in such a way as to delimit at least one boundary (22) of a channel (K) free of the hydrophobic substance; and €¢ at least one channel floor and/or ceiling area (51, 81) which is at least partially on top of, or which extends to the top of, an above-mentioned channel (K), and which is manufactured by spreading a hydrophobic substance (51, 81) on the surface of the material (24) of a mentioned layer (1) so that the floor area (L) forms at its location a barrier to the advance of fluid below the layer (1) and/or that the ceiling area (M) forms at its location a barrier to the advance of fluid above the layer (1). The patent application also contains an independent claim for a three-dimensional microfluidic device and a method of manufacturing a component for use in a three-dimensional microfluidic device.
IPC 8 full level
B01L 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B01L 3/502707 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 2300/0825 (2013.01 - EP); B01L 2300/0874 (2013.01 - EP); B01L 2300/126 (2013.01 - EP); B01L 2300/161 (2013.01 - EP); B01L 2300/165 (2013.01 - EP); B01L 2400/0406 (2013.01 - EP)
Citation (applicant)
WO 2010102294 A1 20100910 - HARVARD COLLEGE [US], et al
Citation (search report)
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Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 11187407 A 20111101; IB 2012056060 W 20121031