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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2005
Applicants:
Ian David Manger, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Cunsheng Casey Hao, Cupertino, CA (US);
Marc Alexander Unger, South San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ian David Manger, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Cunsheng Casey Hao, Cupertino, CA (US);
Marc Alexander Unger, South San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Fluidigm Corporation, South San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/10 (2006.01); B01D 59/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention provides microfluidic devices and methods for using the same. Microfluidic devices of the present invention comprises a first elastic layer, a fluid flow channel within the elastic layer; and a means for providing a fluid sample from the fluid flow channel to an analytical device. The present invention also provides an analytical apparatus comprising such a microfluidic device and an analytical device.