Microfluidic plate for sample processing
AssigneeNational Taiwan University
InventorsAndrew Man Chung Wo, Lo-Chang Hsiung, Wei-Yuan Ma
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Abstract
The invention provides a microfluidic plate for various biological experiments and analyses. The microfluidic plate of the invention comprises one or more unit formed on or in the plate, wherein the unit comprises (a) a chamber; (b) a fluid channel adjacent to the chamber; (c) at least one microfluidic gap region connected between the chamber and the channel and in fluidic communication therewith; and (d) at least one opening located at the channel and connected with the gaps and in fluidic communication with the gaps.
Claims20
A microfluidic plate comprising one or more units, wherein a unit comprising:
- (a) a chamber;
- (b) one or more fluid channels;
- (c) one or more microfluidic gap regions;
- and
- (d) one or more openings;
- wherein
- the chamber is connected to one or more microfluidic gap regions;
- a fluid channel is connected to one or more microfluidic gap regions, thereby creating fluidic communication between the chamber and a fluid channel;
- and
- one or more openings are connected to a fluid channel.
A microfluidic plate comprising one or more units formed, wherein a unit comprising:
- (a) a chamber;
- (b) a fluid channel;
- (c) one or more microfluidic gap regions;
- and
- (d) one or more openings;
- wherein
- the chamber is connected to one or more microfluidic gap regions;
- the fluid channel is connected to one or more microfluidic gap regions, thereby creating fluidic communication between the chamber and the fluid channel;
- one or more openings are connected to a fluid channel;
- the chamber is surrounded by one or more microfluidic gap regions;
- and
- one or more microfluidic gap regions are surrounded by the fluid channel.
A microfluidic plate comprises one or more units, wherein a unit comprising:
- (a) a chamber;
- (b) a fluid channel;
- (c) one or more micro fluidic gap regions;
- and
- (d) one or more openings;
- wherein
- the chamber is connected to one or more microfluidic gap regions along the outer edge or circumference of the chamber;
- the fluid channel is connected to one or more microfluidic gap regions along the inner edge or inner radius of the fluid channel, thereby creating fluidic connection between the chamber and the fluid channel;
- and
- one or more openings are connected to the fluid channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.