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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2006
Daniel M. Hartmann, East Lansing, MI (US);
Joshua T. Nevill, El Cerrito, CA (US);
Pang-jen Craig Kung, Cary, NC (US);
Kenneth I. Pettigrew, Sutherland, VA (US);
Brian Herbert Warrington, Hertfordshire, GB;
Hugh C. Crenshaw, Durham, NC (US);
Daniel M. Hartmann, East Lansing, MI (US);
Joshua T. Nevill, El Cerrito, CA (US);
Pang-Jen Craig Kung, Cary, NC (US);
Kenneth I. Pettigrew, Sutherland, VA (US);
Brian Herbert Warrington, Hertfordshire, GB;
Hugh C. Crenshaw, Durham, NC (US);
AB Sciex LLC, , MA (US);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, apparatuses and methods are provided for connecting a light-guiding conduit to a microfluidic channel. First and second substrates with first surfaces can be provided, wherein the first surfaces of the first and second substrates form a microfluidic channel and a connection channel when the first surfaces are positioned together, and wherein the connection channel extends from an edge of the first surface of the first or second substrate to the microfluidic channel. The apparatus and method can also include bonding the first surfaces of the first and second substrates to form the microfluidic channel and the connection channel. A light-guiding conduit can be inserted into the connection channel such that the light-guiding conduit connects to the microfluidic channel and filling an area between the light-guiding conduit and the connection channel for forming a liquid-tight seal between the light-guiding conduit and the connection channel.