Title:
MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM INCLUDING A VIRTUAL WALL FLUID INTERFACE PORT FOR INTERFACING FLUIDS WITH THE MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003000417
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A fluid interface port in a microfluidic system and a method of forming the fluid interface port is provided. The fluid interface port comprises an opening formed in the side wall of a microchannel sized and dimensioned to form a virtual wall when the microchannel is filled with a first liquid. The fluid interface port is utilized to fill the microchannel with a first liquid, to introduce a second liquid into the first liquid and to eject fluid from the microchannel.
Inventors:
BOEHM SEBASTIAN (NL)
GILBERT JOHN (US)
GILBERT JOHN (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/019934
Publication Date:
February 27, 2003
Filing Date:
June 20, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
COVENTOR INC (US)
BOEHM SEBASTIAN (NL)
GILBERT JOHN (US)
BOEHM SEBASTIAN (NL)
GILBERT JOHN (US)
International Classes:
G01N37/00; B01D57/02; B01J19/00; B01L3/00; B01L3/02; B81B1/00; C12Q1/00; G01N27/447; G01N35/10; (IPC1-7): G01N27/26; G01N27/447; G01N30/00; G01N30/02; G01N33/53; G01N33/543
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