Title:
HIGH THROUGHPUT DISPENSING OF FLUIDS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003016196
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
This invention provides an apparatus and method for dispensing fluidic materials involving the employment of a hydrophilic capillary (24) dimensioned for drawing a liquid therein in a volume less than about 10 microliters; a hydrophobic medium (26) sealingly adjoining said capillary (24) and defining an interface (22) therewith for resisting flow of the liquid into the capillary beyond the interface; and a source of a pressure pulse for ejecting fluids drawn into the capillary (24).
Inventors:
LUGMAIR CLAUS G
PINKAS DANIEL M
PINKAS DANIEL M
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/024352
Publication Date:
July 03, 2003
Filing Date:
August 01, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SYMYX TECHNOLOGIES INC (US)
International Classes:
B01L3/02; G01N35/10; C40B60/14; (IPC1-7): B01J19/00; B01L3/02; G01N35/10
Domestic Patent References:
| WO1999015888A1 | 1999-04-01 | |||
| WO2000022436A1 | 2000-04-20 |
Foreign References:
| US6024925A | 2000-02-15 |
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