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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019

Filed:

Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:

California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);

Inventors:

Chung Wah Fon, LaCanada, CA (US);

Michael L. Roukes, Pasadena, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 17/00 (2006.01); G01N 25/48 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 25/48 (2013.01); B01L 3/5027 (2013.01); B01L 3/5085 (2013.01); G01K 17/006 (2013.01); C12Q 2527/101 (2013.01);
Abstract

An article comprising: an array of calorimeter devices, wherein the device comprises: at least one fluidic enclosure disposed on a microfluidic chip, wherein the fluidic enclosure is substantially gas impermeable; at least one first chamber and at least one second chamber, wherein the first chamber and the second chamber are disposed within and enclosed by the fluidic enclosure, wherein the first chamber and the second chamber are not vacuum encapsulated; at least two microfluidic channels connected to the first chamber and at least two microfluidic channels connected to the second chamber; and at least one thermal sensor disposed between the chip and the first and second chambers, wherein the thermal sensor is adapted to measure a temperature differential between the first and second chambers. Examples include DSC and TSA devices. Biological binding and melting experiments can be done with high sensitivity.


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