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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2017
Applicant:
Lidong Qin, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Lidong Qin, Houston, TX (US);
Kai Zhang, Manvel, TX (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 (2006.01); C12Q 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/502761 (2013.01); B01L 3/5027 (2013.01); C12Q 1/04 (2013.01); B01L 3/5023 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0652 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0668 (2013.01); B01L 2200/10 (2013.01); B01L 2300/021 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0803 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0806 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0864 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0893 (2013.01); B01L 2300/123 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0457 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0487 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to the invention, generally, a microfluidic aliquot (MA) chip, adapted to fit in a Petri dish, has a center well (inlet) connected by branched channels to a plurality of side wells (outlets). The chip comes in various types, including a bMA Chip T1, bMA Chip T2, bMA Chip T3, and an rMA Chip. The branched channel improvement provides for a greater distance between neighboring channels and a decreased density near the center well. An insert and a base are configured to create an MA chip.