APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DROPLET MICROCHEMISTRY

WIPO Patent Application WO1999011373

A3

An apparatus and methods for performing microchemical manipulation and analysis of liquid samples. One or more droplets of liquid are loaded serially or in parallel onto a flexible member which may be a fiber or a tape, and are retained on the flexible member by virtue of surface adhesion. Microchemical operations may be performed on these droplets, the operations including mixing, dilution, concentration, heating, cooling, filtering, and analyzing, where the analyzing may include chemical, biochemical, optical, or other physical analyses.

HUNTER IAN W (US)

PCT/US1998/017306

July 29, 1999

August 20, 1998

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HUNTER IAN W (US)

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