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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2003
Iuliu-ioan Blaga, Fremont, CA (US);
Jing NI, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
William D. Nielsen, San Jose, CA (US);
Iuliu-Ioan Blaga, Fremont, CA (US);
Jing Ni, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
William D. Nielsen, San Jose, CA (US);
GE Healthcare (SV) Corp., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention discloses a high-density parallel channel design for a microfabricated capillary array electrophoresis chip, with vertical T or double T design for sample injection. An alternative embodiment of the invention includes a closed buffer reservoirs with integrated electrodes and buffer feeding ports. Also disclosed are novel sample loading and injection methods, including the use of using either a capillary array connected to an electrode, or an array of metal pens as the loader/electrode.