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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2004
Philippe Salamitou, Paris, FR;
Joyce Wong, Pasadena, CA (US);
Bhavani Raghuraman, Wilton, CT (US);
Jagdish Shah, Wallingford, CT (US);
Ronald E. G. Van Hal, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Robert J. Schroeder, Newtown, CT (US);
Patrick Jean René Tabeling, L'Hay Roses, FR;
Philippe Salamitou, Paris, FR;
Joyce Wong, Pasadena, CA (US);
Bhavani Raghuraman, Wilton, CT (US);
Jagdish Shah, Wallingford, CT (US);
Ronald E. G. Van Hal, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Robert J. Schroeder, Newtown, CT (US);
Patrick Jean René Tabeling, L'Hay Roses, FR;
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Abstract
A microfluidic system for performing fluid analysis is described having: (a) a submersible housing having a fluid analysis means and a power supply to provide power to said system; and (b) a substrate for receiving a fluid sample, having embedded therein a fluid sample inlet, a reagent inlet, a fluid sample outlet, and a mixing region in fluid communication with the fluid sample inlet, the reagent inlet, and the fluid sample outlet, and wherein the substrate includes a fluid drive means for moving the fluid sample through the substrate, and wherein the substrate interconnects with the housing. At least a portion of the fluid analysis means may be embedded in the substrate.