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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2005
Filed:
May. 03, 2004
Christoph D. Karp, Pasadena, CA (US);
Stephen D. O'connor, Pasadena, CA (US);
Eugene Dantsker, Sierra Madre, CA (US);
Christoph D. Karp, Pasadena, CA (US);
Stephen D. O'Connor, Pasadena, CA (US);
Eugene Dantsker, Sierra Madre, CA (US);
Nanostream, Inc., Pasadena, CA (US);
Abstract
Microfluidic devices with multiple fluid process regions for subjecting similar samples to different process conditions in parallel are provided. One or more common fluid inputs may be provided to minimize the number of external fluid supply components. Solid materials such as chromatographic separation media or catalyst media is preferably provided in each fluid process region. Solid materials may be supplied to the devices in the form of slurry, with particles retained by porous elements or frits. Different fluid process regions may having different effective lengths, different solid material types or amounts, or may receive different ratios of common fluids supplied to the device. The flow resistances of dissimilar fluid process regions may be balanced passively with the addition of impedance elements in series with each fluid process region.