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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
May. 05, 2014
Raymond Miller Karam, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Thomas Wynne, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Anthony Thomas Chobot, Goleta, CA (US);
Raymond Miller Karam, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Thomas Wynne, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Anthony Thomas Chobot, Goleta, CA (US);
Picosys Inc, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments generally relate to methods for forming and dismantling a hermetically sealed chamber. In one embodiment, the method comprises using room temperature laser bonding to create a hermetic seal between a first element and a second element to form a chamber. A bond interface of the hermetic seal is configured to allow the hermetic seal to be opened under controlled conditions using a release technique. In one embodiment, the chamber is formed within a microfluidic chip and the chamber is configured to hold a fluid. In one embodiment a chip comprises a first hermetic seal bonding first and second elements to create a first chamber and a second hermetic seal bonding third and fourth elements to create a second chamber encompassing the first chamber. The first hermetic seal may be broken open independently of the second hermetic seal by the application of a mechanical or thermal technique.