Capillary electroflow apparatus and method

An apparatus for conducting a microfluidic process, said apparatus comprising:

• (a) a first plate comprising an array of sample receiving elements adapted for receiving a plurality of samples from an array of sample wells and
• (b) a second plate integral with said first plate, said second plate comprising a planar array of microfluidic networks of cavity structures and channels for conducting a microfluidic process wherein each of said microfluidic networks is adapted for fluid communication with a corresponding sample receiving element of said first plate.

A method for processing an array of samples, said method comprising:

• (a) simultaneously transferring at least a portion of each sample in an array of sample wells to a corresponding array of sample receiving elements that are part of a first plate comprising an array of sample receiving elements adapted for receiving a plurality of samples from an array of sample wells,
• (b) simultaneously transferring at least a portion of each sample from said sample receiving elements to a corresponding array of microfluidic networks that is part of a second plate integral with said first plate, said second plate comprising a planar array of microfluidic networks of cavity structures and channels for conducting a microfluidic process wherein each of said microfluidic networks is adapted for fluid communication with a corresponding sample receiving element, and
• (c) processing said array of samples.