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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 21, 1999
Jeremy W. Burdon, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Rong-Fong Huang, Tempe, AZ (US);
David Wilcox, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Nicholas J. Naclerio, Barrington, IL (US);
Cynthia Ann Gorsuch Briscoe, Tempe, AZ (US);
Piotr Grodzinski, Chandler, AZ (US);
Huinan Yu, Chandler, AZ (US);
Robert Marrero, Chandler, AZ (US);
Sean Ross Gallagher, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Yuk-Tong Chan, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Barbara McNeil Foley, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Xunhu Dai, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A multilayered microfluidic device having a substantially monolithic structure is formed by sintering together a plurality of green-sheet layers. The substantially monolithic structure has an inlet port for receiving fluid, an outlet port for releasing fluid, and an interconnection between the inlet port and the outlet port. The substantially monolithic structure may also include a variety of components to enable useful interaction with the fluid, such as electrically conductive pathways, heaters, fluid sensors, fluid motion transducers, and optically transmissive portions. The components are preferably fabricated using thick-film or green-sheet technology and are preferably co-fired with and sintered to the green-sheet layers to become integral with the substantially monolithic structure.