Abstract: A fluid handling apparatus 10 has a plurality of fluid handling subassemblies 16, each of which is mounted in a corresponding one of mounting recessed portions 14 of a plate body 12. Each of the fluid handling subassemblies 16 includes: an injecting section 26 for injecting a fluid; a fluidized section 28 for receiving the fluid from the injecting section 26 to allow the fluid to continuously flow downwards; a fluid housing chamber 30 for receiving the fluid from the fluidized section 28; a wall portion 20 formed so as to extend in substantially vertical directions between the fluid housing chamber 30 and the fluidized section 28; an opening 20a for allowing the fluid in the fluidized section 28 to enter the fluid housing chamber 30; and a surface-area increasing means (22, 32, 34) for increasing the area of a contact surface with the fluid in the fluidized section 28.

Abstract: There is provided an inexpensive microfluid handling device which is capable of simply controlling the flow of plural kinds of very small amounts of liquids (microsamples) independently of a driving source and which is suitable for a POC inspection. In the microfluid handling device 1, there is formed a fine groove 10 forming a microchannel for allowing a liquid sample to move due to capillarity. At one end of the fine groove 10 of the microfluid handling device 1, a storage portion 6 (7) is formed for injecting a sample S1 (S2) into the fine groove 10. At the other end of the fine groove 10, there is formed a final storage portion 8 capable of being used for taking out the sample S1 (S2) flowing through the fine groove 10 due to capillarity. The storage portion 6 (7) is open to the atmosphere. The bottom of the final storage portion 8 is sealed with a sealing protrusion 11 capable of being broken off, and is open by breaking the sealing protrusion 11 off.

Abstract: A fluid handling apparatus 10 has a plurality of fluid handling subassemblies 16, each of which is mounted in a corresponding one of mounting recessed portions 14 of a plate body 12. Each of the fluid handling subassemblies 16 includes: an injecting section 26 for injecting a fluid; a fluidized section 28 for receiving the fluid from the injecting section 26 to allow the fluid to continuously flow downwards; a fluid housing chamber 30 for receiving the fluid from the fluidized section 28; a wall portion 20 formed so as to extend in substantially vertical directions between the fluid housing chamber 30 and the fluidized section 28; an opening 20a for allowing the fluid in the fluidized section 28 to enter the fluid housing chamber 30; and a surface-area increasing means (22, 32, 34) for increasing the area of a contact surface with the fluid in the fluidized section 28.

Abstract: There is provided an inexpensive microfluid handling device which is capable of simply controlling the flow of plural kinds of very small amounts of liquids (microsamples) independently of a driving source and which is suitable for a POC inspection. In the microfluid handling device 1, there is formed a fine groove 10 forming a microchannel for allowing a liquid sample to move due to capillarity. At one end of the fine groove 10 of the microfluid handling device 1, a storage portion 6 (7) is formed for injecting a sample S1 (S2) into the fine groove 10. At the other end of the fine groove 10, there is formed a final storage portion 8 capable of being used for taking out the sample S1 (S2) flowing through the fine groove 10 due to capillarity. The storage portion 6 (7) is open to the atmosphere. The bottom of the final storage portion 8 is sealed with a sealing protrusion 11 capable of being broken off, and is open by breaking the sealing protrusion 11 off.