Did You Know...
...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| 20120080316 | System and Method For The Separation of Analytes A separation module operates to fractionate or separate an analyte into fractions according to pI, i.e., pI bands, utilizing capillary isoelectric focusing (“CIEF”) within a first microchannel. The fractions are stacked to form plugs, the number of which is determin... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120048734 | Analysis Apparatus and Analysis Method An analysis apparatus is provided with a storage tank, an injection nozzle, a syringe, a collection nozzle, a test sample tank, a microchip having two or more separation channels, detectors, a waste liquid tank, a controller, and a power supply. The collection nozzle co... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120037508 | Electrophoresis Apparatus and Control Method Thereof An electrophoresis apparatus that applies voltage from electrodes that are provided in a capillary flow channel and causes component separation by performing electrophoresis on a specimen that is injected into the capillary flow channel comprises: a physical quantity ac... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20110223605 | Multiple-sample microfluidic chip for DNA analysis Aspects of the disclosure provide a microfluidic chip. The microfluidic chip includes a first domain configured for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of DNA fragments, and a second domain for electrophoretic separation. The first domain includes at least a f... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110155575 | CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS SYSTEMS AND METHODS An embodiment of the invention is directed to a capillary electrophoresis apparatus comprising a plurality of separation micro-channels. A sample loading channel communicates with each of the plurality of separation channels. A driver circuit comprising a plurality of e... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110042216 | SELF CONTAINED CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS SYSTEM FOR INTERFACING WITH MASS SPECTROMETRY A complete capillary electrophoresis (CE) system that is capable of providing a continuous flow of effluent at the exit of the flow-through outlet vial is provided. A self-contained capillary electrophoresis system with a flow-through outlet vial for interfacing with ma... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110005932 | UNIVERSAL SAMPLE PREPARATION SYSTEM AND USE IN AN INTEGRATED ANALYSIS SYSTEM The invention provides a system that can process a raw biological sample, perform a biochemical reaction and provide an analysis readout. For example, the system can extract DNA from a swab, amplify STR loci from the DNA, and analyze the amplified loci and STR markers i... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100155244 | INJECTION METHOD FOR MICROFLUIDIC CHIPS Methods and systems for injecting a sample during electrophoresis, that generally comprise: loading a sieving matrix through a first end of a separation channel; having the an end of the sieving matrix at a set distance from the intersection of the separation channel an... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100116660 | Electrophoresis Chip, Electrophoresis Apparatus, and Method for Analyzing Sample by Capillary Electrophoresis An electrophoresis chip that can be small and simple and that can analyze a sample with high accuracy is provided. The electrophoresis chip includes an upper substrate 4, a lower substrate 1, an introduction reservoir 2a, a recovery reservoir... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100116661 | ELECTROPHORETIC CHIP AND A METHOD OF ELECTROPHORESIS A channel (12) is formed inside a transparent substrate (11), and the two ends are respectively connected to a sample inlet (13) and a separation medium filling port (14) both open to outside, and a sample outlet (15) which is open to ... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100096267 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING MICROFLUIDIC MANIPULATION Electrophoresis systems and methods comprise an electrophoresis device, wherein the electrophoresis comprises a loading channel, a separation channel, and an injection channel. The loading channel is in fluid communication with a first and second sample port. The separa... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20090166203 | INJECTION METHOD FOR MICROFLUIDIC CHIPS A microchip for capillary electrophoresis is provided. The microchip comprises an injection channel and a separation channel configured to receive a sample through a sample well disposed on a first end of the separation channel; wherein the injection channel and the sep... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090166201 | INJECTION METHOD FOR MICROFLUIDIC CHIPS A microfluidic chip comprising a separation channel configured to receive a sieving matrix and a buffer and an injection channel in fluid communication with the separation channel. The injection channel is configured to receive a sample using a capillary force and a por... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090166202 | INJECTION METHOD FOR MICROFLUIDIC CHIPS A microchip for electrophoresis is provided. The microchip comprises an injection channel and a separation channel configured to receive a sample through a sample well. The injection channel and the separation channel form a ‘T’ junction. The microchip comprises a f... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090090630 | Automated parallel capillary electrophoresis system with hydrodynamic sample injection An automated capillary zone electrophoretic system is disclosed. The system employs a capillary cartridge having a plurality of capillary tubes. The cartridge has a first array of capillary ends projecting from one side of a plate. The first array of capillary ends is s... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090071828 | Devices Exhibiting Differential Resistance to Flow and Methods of Their Use The invention features microfluidic devices that contain structures that impart differential resistance to a fluid flow. The structures are disposed adjacent to intersections of channels. Devices of the invention provide differential resistance, e.g., under electric-fie... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090035770 | Inline-injection microdevice and microfabricated integrated DNA analysis system using same Methods and microfluidic circuitry for inline injection of nucleic acids for capillary electrophoresis analysis are provided. According to various embodiments, microfabricated structures including affinity-based capture matrixes inline with separation channels are provi... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090020429 | ELECTROPHORESIS APPARATUS USING CAPILLARY ARRAY AND A SAMPLE TRAY Even if a standby time to the measurement becomes long, a sample in a sample container is prevented from deteriorating. A cooling mechanism is provided in a sample tray for holding a sample plate, or in a plate-mounting portion of a table-type auto sampler of a capillar... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090008253 | Device and Process for Continuous On-Chip Flow Injection Analysis A micro-fluidic method for continuous pressure-driven flow injection analysis and a planar microfluidic device intended for pressure driven flow injection analysis are provided. A network of microchannels allows a continuous flow of sample stream on the devices, as well... | 01/08/2009 |
| 20080296161 | Electrophoresis apparatus and pump mechanism used in the same To obtain a stable pressure to inject polymer into a capillary array in order to shorten the injection time and raise the processing capacity of the apparatus. Disclosed herein is an electrophoresis apparatus comprising one or more capillar... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080264792 | Apparatus for Protein Separation Using Capillary Isoelectric Focusing-Hollow Fiber Flow Field Flow Fractionation and Method Thereof Disclosed herein is an apparatus for the separation of proteins, comprising a capillary isoelectric focusing unit (2) for primarily separating protein samples on the basis of pi; and a hollow fiber flow field flow fractionation unit (4), connected to one s... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080210560 | Stationary capillary electrophoresis system A system and method for capillary electrophoresis are provided for analyzing a macromolecule prepared from a complex liquid mixture. In particular applications, methods and apparatus are provided for separating and analyzing a solution containing a denatured macromolecu... | 09/04/2008 |
| 20060113190 | Microfluidic device and method for improved sample handling A microfluidics device and method for sample loading, concentrating, mixing, and/or reacting is disclosed. The device has a microchannel network that includes a channel segment communicating with first and second reservoirs. A projection formed on a wall portion of the ... | 06/01/2006 |
| 20060006068 | Capillary array assembly for loading samples from a device, and method A capillary array assembly is provided that can be used to inject samples into an electrophoresis device. The capillary array assembly can include an injection end that can be arranged to interface with output wells of a fluid processing device, for example, a microflui... | 01/12/2006 |
| 20050061673 | Capillary electrophoresis mass spectrometry interface A device for connecting a capillary (5) for capillary electrophoresis (CE) to an ionisation source (11) in an apparatus for mass spectrometry (MS) (12) is described, the device comprising a chamber (7) for an electrolyte, which chamber (7<... | 03/24/2005 |
