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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:
Apr. 06, 2021

Filed:

Sep. 28, 2017
Applicant:

Roche Molecular Systems, Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US);

Inventors:

Alexander Meier, Zurich, CH;

Chris Steinert, Lucerne, CH;

Michael Zeder, Buchrain, CH;

Assignee:

Roche Molecular Systems, Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 (2006.01); C23C 14/02 (2006.01); C23C 14/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/502707 (2013.01); B01L 3/502746 (2013.01); B01L 3/502761 (2013.01); C23C 14/024 (2013.01); C23C 14/10 (2013.01); B01L 2200/12 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0819 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0822 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0829 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0864 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0887 (2013.01); B01L 2300/161 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0406 (2013.01); B01L 2400/086 (2013.01); B01L 2400/088 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a microfluidic device () comprising at least one flow channel () connecting an inlet opening () with an outlet opening (), and an array of wells () in fluid communication with the flow channel (), wherein the flow channel () comprises an inlet portion () at the inlet opening (), an outlet portion () at the outlet opening (), and a middle portion () between the inlet portion () and the outlet portion (), wherein at least the middle portion () comprises the array of wells () and is provided with a hydrophilic surface, and the flow channel () further comprises a transition area () provided at least between the middle portion () and the outlet portion (), which transition area () is constituted by providing a hydrophobic surface. Furthermore, a method for manufacturing such a microfluidic device is also provided.


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