Partitioned microelectronic and fluidic device array for clinical diagnostics and chemical synthesis
Patent 5585069 Issued on December 17, 1996. Estimated Expiration Date: November 10, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
422/100, Pipette or other volumetric fluid transfer means204/450, Electrophoresis or electro-osmosis processes and electrolyte compositions therefor when not provided for elsewhere204/600, Electrophoretic or electro-osmotic apparatus422/58, In holder or container having special form422/68.1, Means for analyzing liquid or solid sample436/43AUTOMATED CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
A system for processing a plurality of tests or syntheses in parallel comprising a sample channel for moving samples into a microlaboratory array of a plurality of wells connected by one or more channels for the testing or synthesis of samples, a station for housing the array and an optical system comprising at least one light source and at least one light detector for measuring the samples in the array, and a means of electrically connecting the array to an apparatus capable of monitoring and controlling the flow of fluids into the array.Samples are loaded from a common loading channel into the array, processed in the wells and measurements taken by the optical system. The array can process many samples, or synthesize many compounds in parallel, reducing the time required for such processes.
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