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SAMPLE VESSELS

  • US 20110143968A1
  • Filed: 02/07/2011
  • Published: 06/16/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/24/1998
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A sample vessel, comprising:

  • a segmented tubule having an opening for receiving a sample material and at least one compressible section, the at least one compressible section having a wall constructed at least partially from a material having sufficient flexibility to permit compression of opposed sections of the wall into contact with one another, and at least two segments of the tubule being fluidically isolated from one another by a bonding of a fluid-tight seal between opposed sections of the tubule wall, wherein said fluid-tight seal irreversibly opens upon application of fluid pressure greater than a threshold value to permit selective fluid communication between the opposed sections; and

    an interface receiving tubule, the interface facilitating delivery of a sample material to the tubule through the opening.

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