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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2016
Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Clifford Anderson, Tempe, AZ (US);
Kristen Lee, Mesa, AZ (US);
Jacob Messner, Mesa, AZ (US);
Laimonas Kelbauskas, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Benjamin Ueberroth, Tempe, AZ (US);
Yanqing Tian, Tempe, AZ (US);
Deirdre Meldrum, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Abstract
A multi-layer sealing structure for sealing a microwell array defined in or on a substrate includes at least one front compliant layer, a back compliant layer, and a flexural layer arranged between the at least one front compliant layer and the back compliant layer, wherein the at least one front compliant layer is closer than the back compliant layer to microwells of the microwell array. One or more front compliant layers may be optically reflective and/or may embody a sensor layer. The back compliant layer may include an adhesive or various types of rubber, and the flexural layer may include a polymeric material or metal. A multi-layer sealing structure may be separated from a microwell array by peeling. A multi-layer sealing structure allows local disruption of sealing where particle contaminants are present without compromising the sealing performance of an entire microwell array, and without requiring a large sealing force.