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Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013

Filed:

Jul. 20, 2010
Applicants:

Kashan Ali Shaikh, Clifton Park, NY (US);

Christopher Michael Puleo, Glenville, NY (US);

Jun Xie, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Hansong Zeng, Schenectady, NY (US);

LI Zhu, Clifton Park, NY (US);

Inventors:

Kashan Ali Shaikh, Clifton Park, NY (US);

Christopher Michael Puleo, Glenville, NY (US);

Jun Xie, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Hansong Zeng, Schenectady, NY (US);

Li Zhu, Clifton Park, NY (US);

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/533 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 (2013.01); G01N 33/533 (2013.01);
Abstract

A microfluidic device for batch processing magnetic bead assays and having one or more microfluidic sample channels, comprising, one or more micromagnets seated in a fixture; and an actuator; wherein a portion of each micromagnet is in releasable operative association with one or more of the microfluidic sample channels, and another portion of each micromagnet is in releasable operative association with the actuator; and methods for using the same.


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