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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2001
Barbara Foley Barenburg, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Jeremy Burdon, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Yuk-Tong Chan, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Xunhu Dai, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Sean Gallagher, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Piotr Grodzinski, Chandler, AZ (US);
Robert Marrero, Chandler, AZ (US);
Vijay Nair, Mesa, AZ (US);
David Rhine, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Thomas Smekal, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A microwave device has a monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) disposed therein for applying microwave radiation to a microfluidic structure, such as a chamber, defined in the device. The microwave radiation from the MMIC is useful for heating samples introduced into the microfluidic structure and for effecting lysis of cells in the samples. Microfabrication techniques allow the fabrication of MMICs that perform heating and cell lysing of samples having volumes in the microliter to picoliter range.