Abstract: Microfluidic devices are provided for the performance of chemical and biochemical analyses, syntheses and detection. The devices of the invention combine precise fluidic control systems with microfabricated polymeric substrates to provide accurate, low cost miniaturized analytical devices that have broad applications in the fields of chemistry, biochemistry, biotechnology, molecular biology and numerous other fields.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 26, 1998
Date of Patent:
December 5, 2000
Assignee:
Caliper Technologies, Corp.
Inventors:
John Wallace Parce, Michael R. Knapp, Calvin Y. H. Chow, Luc Bousse