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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2003
Applicants:
John R. Gilbert, Brookline, MA (US);
Nghia Hung Chiem, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
John R. Gilbert, Brookline, MA (US);
Nghia Hung Chiem, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cytonome, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/18 (2006.01); G01N 1/10 (2006.01); G01N 33/566 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01); G01N 15/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fluid interface port in a microfluidic system and a method of forming the fluid interface port is provided. The fluid interface port comprises an opening formed in the side wall of a microchannel sized and dimensioned to form a virtual wall when the microchannel is filled with a first liquid. The fluid interface port is utilized to perform a labeling operation on a sample.