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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2005
Applicants:
Allen Boronkay, San Jose, CA (US);
Colin Kennedy, Greenbrae, CA (US);
Matthew Latham, Dixon, CA (US);
Inventors:
Allen Boronkay, San Jose, CA (US);
Colin Kennedy, Greenbrae, CA (US);
Matthew Latham, Dixon, CA (US);
Assignee:
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Hercules, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A priming unit for a microfluidics device contains a pressurization unit and pressure and temperature detectors as part of a feedback loop that controls the pressure applied by the pressurization unit and the time during which the pressure is applied. This control feature is particularly useful in controlling the exposure time of the microchannels to dyes in the priming liquids since certain dyes tend to adhere to the walls of the channels and produce non-uniform results.