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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8133438 | Flow paths comprising one or two porous beds A microfluidic device that comprises a microchannel structure in which there are one, two or more flow paths (101;201a,b;301a,a′,b) all of which comprises a porous bed I (104,204,304) that is common for all of the flow paths and ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8030062 | Microfabricated apparatus for cell based assays Apparatus and methods are provided for performing cell growth and cell based assays in a liquid medium. The apparatus comprises a base plate supporting a plurality of micro-channel elements, each micro-channel element comprising a cell growth chamber, an inlet chann... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7955575 | Microfluidic surfaces A microfluidic device comprising a set of one or more, preferably more than 5, covered microchannel structures manufactured in the surface of a planar substrate. The device is characterized in that a part surface of at least one of the microchannel structures has a ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7935522 | Microfabricated apparatus for cell based assays Apparatus and methods are provided for performing cell growth and cell based assays in a liquid medium. The apparatus comprises a base plate supporting a plurality of micro-channel elements, each micro-channel element comprising a cell growth chamber, an inlet chann... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7833486 | Hydrophilic/hydrophobic surfaces A microfluidic device that comprises one or a plurality of microchannel structures each of which comprises a microconduit for transport and/or processing of liquid, the inner surface of which comprises a hydrophilic liquid contact surface area (surface area 1... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7776272 | Liquid router A liquid router that comprises an inlet microconduit that branches into two exit microconduits (microconduit I and II) and is present in a microchannel structure of a microfluidic device which is using centrifugal force created by spinning the device about a spin ax... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7759067 | Method for determining the amount of an analyte with a disc-shaped microfluidic device A microscale method for the characterization of one or more reaction variables that influence the formation or dissociation of an affinity complex comprising a ligand and a binder, which have mutual affinity for each other. The method is characterized in comprising ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7616791 | Confidence determination The present invention relates to a method, a system, a neural network and a computer program product for determining the quality of an analytical process, preferably the confidence value. The analytical process is performed in a microchannel structure of a microflui... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7431889 | Inner walls of microfluidic devices A microfluidic device comprising one, two, three or more enclosed microchannel structures, each of which comprises a) an inlet arrangement with an inlet opening for liquid, b) a reaction microcavity (RM1) downstream to the inlet opening, and c) an upstrea... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429354 | Structural units that define fluidic functions A microfluidic device that comprises several microchannel structures in which there are an inlet port, an outlet port and therebetween a substructure comprising a fluidic function. The device has an axis of symmetry around which the microchannel structures are arran... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7332126 | Integrated microfluidic disc Disclosed is a method for performing the steps of nucleic acid template purification, thermocycling reaction and purification of the products of the thermocycling reaction characterized in that the steps take place sequentially in a microfluidic disc. Also disclosed... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7275858 | Retaining microfluidic microcavity and other microfluidic structures A microfluidic device that comprises several microchannel structures in which there are an inlet port, an outlet port and there between a structural unit comprising a fluidic function. The structural unit can be selected amongst units enabling a) retaining of nl-ali... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7238255 | Microfluidic device and its manufacture A method for increasing the yield of functional microchannel structures per microfluidic device in the manufacturing of microfluidic devices each of which comprises a plurality of enclosed microchannel structures, said manufacturing comprising the manufacture of a m... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7221783 | Method and arrangement for reducing noise The present invention concerns a method and an arrangement for reducing noise in a substance raw data image containing noise. The method may comprise following steps in any order for removing different noise signals contributions step-by-step in any order in a subst... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7189368 | Functional unit enabling controlled flow in a microfluidic device A microfluidic device which comprises two or more microchannel structures (set 1), each of which comprises a structural unit which comprises (i) one or more inlet microconduits, and (ii) an outlet microconduit downstream said one or more inlet microconduits, ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182890 | Matrix and method of producing said matrix The invention relates to a matrix suitable for use in the replication of a plastic element having a positive microstructure, comprising a first wear-resistant layer that is supported by a carrier element, wherein the matrix comprises a heating means for supplying el... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7148476 | Microfluidic system The present invention relates to a method for presenting an analyte of a liquid sample as an MS-analyte to a mass spectrometer. More particularly, the method comprises the steps of applying a liquid sample containing the analyte to a sample inlet port of a microchan... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7104517 | Polymer valves The invention relates to a method of controlling flow of liquids in a micro channel structure. It comprises providing in said micro channel structure plugs (34) of polymer material in said structure, said polymer material in a first state blocking said channe... | 09/12/2006 |
