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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2011
Masataka Shinoda, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Matsui, Tokyo, JP;
Akiko Tsuji, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Yamasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Shoji Akiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Masataka Shinoda, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Matsui, Tokyo, JP;
Akiko Tsuji, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Yamasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Shoji Akiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a microchip including a substrate and a sample flow path within the substrate. The sample flow path includes a changing flow path and a microtube connected to the changing flow path. The changing flow path is configured to change a cross sectional shape of the sample flow path from a quadrangular shape at a first end to a circular shape at a second end. The microtube is connected to the second end of the changing flow path and is disposed within the substrate.