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Alignment of multicomponent microfabricated structures

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  • US 6,322,683 B1
  • Filed: 04/14/1999
  • Issued: 11/27/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/14/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A microfluidic device, comprising:

  • a first substrate layer comprising at least a first planar surface having at least a first microscale groove fabricated therein, the groove terminating at at least one end in a well also fabricated into the first surface; and

    a second substrate layer comprising at least a first aperture disposed therethrough, the aperture being of smaller dimensions than the well, wherein the second substrate layer is mated with the first surface of the first substrate layer to cover the groove and positioned such that the aperture is in complete communication with the well.

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