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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
May. 02, 2014
Applicant:
Rheonix, Inc., Ithaca, NY (US);
Inventors:
Peng Zhou, Newtown, PA (US);
Lincoln C. Young, Ithaca, NY (US);
Assignee:
RHEONIX, INC., Ithaca, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/28 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); F04B 43/04 (2006.01); F16K 99/00 (2006.01); B01L 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/28 (2013.01); B01L 3/5025 (2013.01); B01L 3/50273 (2013.01); B01L 3/502715 (2013.01); B01L 3/502738 (2013.01); F04B 43/043 (2013.01); F16K 99/0001 (2013.01); F16K 99/0015 (2013.01); F16K 99/0059 (2013.01); B01L 7/00 (2013.01); B01L 2200/026 (2013.01); B01L 2200/027 (2013.01); B01L 2200/028 (2013.01); B01L 2200/04 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0621 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0684 (2013.01); B01L 2200/10 (2013.01); B01L 2200/16 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0654 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0816 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0864 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0867 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0874 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0887 (2013.01); B01L 2300/1827 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0481 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0622 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0633 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0655 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0666 (2013.01); B01L 2400/084 (2013.01); F16K 2099/0084 (2013.01); F16K 2099/0094 (2013.01); Y10T 137/0324 (2015.04); Y10T 436/117497 (2015.01); Y10T 436/2575 (2015.01);
Abstract
The systems and methods described herein include a microfluidic chip having a plurality of microfeatures interconnected to provide a configurable fluid transport system for processing at least one reagent. Inserts are provided to removably interfit into one or more of the microfeatures of the chip, wherein the inserts include sites for interactions with the reagent. As will be seen from the following description, the microfluidic chip and the inserts provide an efficient and accurate approach for conducting parallel assays.