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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 01, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Wallace Parce, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Anne R. Kopf-Sill, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Luc J. Bousse, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Caliper Technologies Corp., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/3558 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/3558 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides novel microfluidic devices and methods that are useful for performing high-throughput screening assays. In particular, the devices and methods of the invention are useful in screening large numbers of different compounds for their effects on a variety of chemical, and preferably, biochemical systems.