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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2016
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);
Other;
Abstract
Embodiments generally relate to apparatus and methods for dismantling a hermetically sealed chamber. In one embodiment, an apparatus facilitating the opening of a hermetically sealed chamber in a device comprises a fixture configured to hold the device, and a system configured to create sufficient tensile or shear stress at a bond interface of the seal to open the seal under controlled conditions. In one embodiment, a method for opening a hermetic seal between first and second elements forming a chamber in a microfluidic chip comprises using a release technique creating sufficient tensile or shear stress at a bond interface of the seal to open the seal under controlled conditions. The release technique comprises introducing a tool to the vicinity of the interface without any contact between the tool and any material within the chamber. The breaking of the seal results in the complete separation of the first and second elements.