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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
May. 15, 2003
Christian Bergaud, Toulouse, FR;
Matthieu Guirardel, Toulouse, FR;
Pascal Belaubre, Toulouse, FR;
Benoît Belier, Orsay, FR;
Jean-bernard Pourciel, St-Orens de Gameville, FR;
Christian Bergaud, Toulouse, FR;
Matthieu Guirardel, Toulouse, FR;
Pascal Belaubre, Toulouse, FR;
Benoît Belier, Orsay, FR;
Jean-Bernard Pourciel, St-Orens de Gameville, FR;
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to a device for the actively-controlled deposition of microdrops of biological solutions. The inventive device consists of at least one flat silicon lever comprising a central body and an end area which forms a point, a slit or groove being disposed in said point. The invention is characterized in that it also comprises at least one metallic track which is disposed on one face of the central body and which runs alongside said slit or groove at least partially. The invention also relates to a method of producing the inventive device and a method for the active-controlled deposition and sampling of microdrops of biological solutions using said device.