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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2003
Applicants:
Zbigniew T. Bryning, Campbell, CA (US);
John Shigeura, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Inventors:
Zbigniew T. Bryning, Campbell, CA (US);
John Shigeura, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Applera Corporation, Foster City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Microfluidic assemblies, systems, and methods are provided for manipulating fluid samples. Assemblies include an elastically deformable cover layer and a less elastically deformable substrate. The methods include deforming the substrate through the cover layer so that when the cover layer rebounds a new communication results in the assembly between the cover layer and the substrate and/or so that a new barrier wall is formed. Systems for carrying out the methods are also provided.