Plurality of reaction chambers in a test cartridge
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- flowing an initial amount of liquid down a first inlet channel of a single-port fluidic testing system;
splitting the initial amount of liquid from the first inlet channel into a plurality of second inlet channels, each second inlet channel coupled to its own corresponding test chamber of a plurality of test chambers via an opening through a wall of the corresponding test chamber, wherein the wall defines a longest side of the corresponding test chamber, and wherein the opening is the only opening into the corresponding test chamber;
filling each of the plurality of test chambers with liquid; and
drawing the liquid away from each of the plurality of test chambers through the opening of each corresponding test chamber, wherein the drawing leaves behind a predetermined amount of the liquid below a height at which the opening is disposed along the wall of each corresponding test chamber.
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Abstract
A fluidic testing method is presented that includes flowing an initial amount of liquid down a first inlet channel of a single-port fluidic testing system, and splitting the initial amount of liquid from the first inlet channel into a plurality of second inlet channels. Each second inlet channel is coupled to a given test chamber of a plurality of test chambers, wherein each of the plurality of test chambers has a wall that defines a longest side of a given test chamber, and wherein each of the plurality of test chambers has only one opening through the wall of a corresponding test chamber. The method also includes filling each of the plurality of test chambers with a final amount of liquid, the final amount being substantially equal in each of the test chambers and summing from each test chamber to equal the initial amount of liquid.
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10 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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flowing an initial amount of liquid down a first inlet channel of a single-port fluidic testing system; splitting the initial amount of liquid from the first inlet channel into a plurality of second inlet channels, each second inlet channel coupled to its own corresponding test chamber of a plurality of test chambers via an opening through a wall of the corresponding test chamber, wherein the wall defines a longest side of the corresponding test chamber, and wherein the opening is the only opening into the corresponding test chamber; filling each of the plurality of test chambers with liquid; and drawing the liquid away from each of the plurality of test chambers through the opening of each corresponding test chamber, wherein the drawing leaves behind a predetermined amount of the liquid below a height at which the opening is disposed along the wall of each corresponding test chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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