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Patent No.:

US 7442556 B1

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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.


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