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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1998
Donald E. Ackley, Cardiff, CA (US);
Edward L. Sheldon, San Diego, CA (US);
Michael K. Krihak, San Diego, CA (US);
Nanogen, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for use of a stacked, reconfigurable system is provided. The stacked, reconfigurable system includes an inlet for receipt of a sample, a first chamber defined by a bottom support, an intermediate member, and a first spacer, the first chamber being coupled to the inlet through the bottom support, the first chamber including an analysis system having electrodes for electrophoretic transport of material. A second chamber is stacked on top of the first chamber, the second chamber being defined by the intermediate member, a top member, and a second spacer, the second chamber being in fluid communication with the first chamber through at least one via formed in the intermediate member, the second chamber being electrically reconfigurable to permit action such as, for example, synthesis of a compound or specialized analysis. The apparatus can be used to perform analysis on charged biological materials.