Universal sample preparation system and use in an integrated analysis system
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- a microfluidic microchip comprising at least one port aperture fluidically connected to at least one microfluidic channel in the microfluidic microchip, wherein the channel comprises at least one valve that controls movement of a fluid through the channel; and
a cartridge mated to the microchip and comprising a chamber,wherein said chamber comprises two chamber apertures that are each aligned with a port aperture of said microfluidic microchip.
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Abstract
The invention provides for devices and methods for interfacing microchips to cartridges and pneumatic manifolds. The cartridges, microchips, and pneumatic manifolds can be integrated with downstream preparation devices, such as thermal regulating devices and separation and analysis devices.
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a microfluidic microchip comprising at least one port aperture fluidically connected to at least one microfluidic channel in the microfluidic microchip, wherein the channel comprises at least one valve that controls movement of a fluid through the channel; and a cartridge mated to the microchip and comprising a chamber, wherein said chamber comprises two chamber apertures that are each aligned with a port aperture of said microfluidic microchip. - View Dependent Claims (3, 10, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 29, 32)
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(a) a first fluid manipulation module comprising; (i) a first microfluidic microchip comprising a port aperture fluidically connected to a microfluidic channel in the microfluidic microchip, wherein the channel comprises at least one valve that controls movement of a fluid through the channel; and (ii) a cartridge mated to the microfluidic microchip and comprising at least one sample input port, at least one chamber, an exit port, wherein the sample input port is connected to the port aperture, wherein at least one of said at least one exit ports is aligned with an exit port aperture of said first microfluidic microchip, and wherein said at least one chamber is fluidically connected to the fluidic layer of said first microfluidic microchip; (b) a reaction channel, wherein said reaction channel is not contained within said first microchip; (c) a temperature modulator, wherein said reaction channel is fluidically connected to a port on said cartridge that is fluidically connected to said exit port and at least a portion of said reaction channel is in thermal contact with said temperature modulator; and (d) a magnet for applying a magnetic field to the microfluidic microchip, the cartridge, or the reaction channel. - View Dependent Claims (50)
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(a) a first microfluidic microchip comprising a fluidics layer, an actuation layer, and a pneumatic layer, wherein the fluidics layer comprises one or more microfluidic channels, wherein at least one of said one or more microfluidic channels comprises an exit aperture, (b) a flexible connector fluidically connected to the exit aperture at a first end of the flexible connector; (c) a capillary fluidically connected to said flexible connector; and (d) a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein the first electrode and second electrode are configured to produce an electric field along a path of the capillary.
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providing a composition to a microfluidic microchip, wherein the microfluidic microchip comprises a fluidics layer, a elastomeric layer, and a pneumatic layer; delivering the composition to a flexible connector that is fluidically connected to the microfluidic microchip; providing a electric field to move the composition into a capillary; and performing capillary electrophoresis on the composition to separate a component based on size or charge.
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(a) a separation channel fluidically connected to a loading channel; (b) a forked electrode comprising at least two electrodes that are electrically connected to the loading channel and the separation channel through the loading channel, wherein the fluidic connection between the separation channel and the loading channel is located between the electrical connections of the two electrodes to the loading channel; and (c) a pneumatically actuated valve fluidically connected to the loading channel. - View Dependent Claims (82)
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a first, a second, and a third microfluidic channel that are joined to form a three-way junction; wherein the first microfluidic channel is electrically connected to a first electrode of a forked electrode, wherein the second microfluidic channel is electrically connected to a second electrode of the forked electrode, and wherein the first, the second, and the third microfluidic channel are each fluidically connected to a pneumatically actuated valve.
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(a) a microfluidic microchip comprising; (1) a first channel comprising a first valve; (2) a second channel that intersects the first channel on one side of the first valve; (3) a third channel that intersects the first channel on the other side of the first valve; wherein at least one of the second or third channel intersect the first channel at a T-valve or at least one of the second or third channel comprise a second valve, and wherein the second and third channel each connect to a port; and (b) a fluid loop that is removably attached to the ports such that fluid can flow from the first channel to the fluid loop.
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(a) a microchip comprising one or more pneumatically actuated valves; and (b) a sample loop, wherein the sample loop is fluidically connected to the one or more pneumatically actuated valves through ports in the microfluidic microchip, and wherein the sample loop has a fixed volume and the sample loop is removable.
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configuring a device with a sample loop comprising a desired volume, wherein the sample loop is removable; using one or more pneumatically actuated valves on a microfluidic device to fill the sample loop with the fixed volume of the fluid; and delivering the fluid to the microfluidic device.
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