Analytical system and method
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1. An instrument, comprising:
- an electrical power supply;
a sample substrate interface array that comprises a plurality of electrode pins fixedly arranged on the interface array, the electrode pins being electrically coupled to the power supply, and positioned on the interface array to be inserted into a plurality of reservoirs disposed on a surface of a microfluidic device, such that the plurality of electrode pins directly engage fluids disposed in the plurality of reservoirs.
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An analytical or preparatory system comprised as a base unit, an adapter, and a substrate. The adapter is attached to an attachment region on the base unit, and the substrate is attached to an attachment region on the adapter. The adapter permits the base unit to be interfaced with a wide variety of different substrates to perform chemical and biological analytical analyses and preparatory procedures. An interface array is disposed upon the adapter. The interface array contains electrical pins, electrical contacts or electrical contact pads that directly engage fluid containing reservoirs disposed on a microfluidic device and which are coupled to a power supply.
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1. An instrument, comprising:
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an electrical power supply;
a sample substrate interface array that comprises a plurality of electrode pins fixedly arranged on the interface array, the electrode pins being electrically coupled to the power supply, and positioned on the interface array to be inserted into a plurality of reservoirs disposed on a surface of a microfluidic device, such that the plurality of electrode pins directly engage fluids disposed in the plurality of reservoirs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An instrument, comprising:
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an electrical power supply;
a sample substrate interface array that comprises;
a frame that is positioned over a microfluidic substrate attachment region on the analytical instrument; and
a plurality of electrical contacts arranged on the interface array, the electrical contacts being electrically coupled to the power supply, and fixedly positioned on a lower surface of the frame positioned to separately mate with a plurality of corresponding electrical contacts on a microfluidic substrate placed into the substrate attachment region. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. An instrument, comprising:
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a base unit comprising a microfluidic substrate attachment region configured to support a microfluidic substrate in a first position; and
a sample substrate interface array disposed adjacent to the microfluidic substrate attachment region, the sample substrate interface array comprising a plurality of pin electrodes fixedly disposed thereon, the plurality of pin electrodes being positioned on the sample substrate interface array to directly engage a plurality of reservoirs on a surface of a microfluidic substrate when the microfluidic substrate is mounted on the substrate attachment region in the first position. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. An instrument, comprising:
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a base unit comprising a microfluidic substrate attachment region configured to support a microfluidic substrate in a first position; and
a sample substrate interface array comprising a frame that is positioned over a microfluidic substrate attachment region on the analytical instrument, and a plurality of electrical contact pads fixedly positioned on a lower surface of the frame to directly engage a plurality of electrical contact pads disposed on a surface of a microfluidic substrate when the microfluidic substrate is mounted on the substrate attachment region in the first position. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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