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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2010
Nicolò Manaresi, Bologna, IT;
Gianni Medoro, Casalecchio di Reno, IT;
Alex Calanca, Mirandola, IT;
Menarini Silicon Biosystems S.p.A., Castel Maggiore, IT;
Abstract
A micro-fluidic system comprising a micro-fluidic channel, which has a wall provided with a hole; a closing element, which is partially housed within the hole and has a membrane portion adapted to deform and a side portion sealingly connected with the above mentioned wall; and a partition arranged within the micro-fluidic channel between a first and a second segment; the closing element is deformable between a locked configuration in contact with the partition and an open configuration spaced from the partition; the closing element may be deformed by suction or by a rod or a piston.