Device for high throughput sample processing, analysis and collection, and methods of use thereof
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1. A microanalysis device system comprising first and second interconnected microanalysis devices wherein each microanalysis device comprises a substrate having:
- (a) first and second substantially planar opposing surfaces; and
(b) a plurality of independent, parallel intramicroanalysis sample processing compartments capable of receiving and processing a plurality of samples simultaneously, wherein each compartment extends through the substrate from an inlet port at the first surface of the substrate to an outlet port at the second surface of the substrate, with an intramicroanalysis sample treatment component therebetween, wherein each of the outlet ports of the first microanalysis device is in fluid communication with an inlet port of the second microanalysis device.
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Abstract
A microanalysis device having a plurality of sample processing compartments is described for use in liquid phase analysis. A microanalysis device system, comprising a plurality of interconnected microanalysis devices. The device is formed by microfabrication of microstructures in novel support substrates. The invention herein can be used for the analysis of small and/or macromolecular and/or other solutes in the liquid phase.
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1. A microanalysis device system comprising first and second interconnected microanalysis devices wherein each microanalysis device comprises a substrate having:
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(a) first and second substantially planar opposing surfaces; and
(b) a plurality of independent, parallel intramicroanalysis sample processing compartments capable of receiving and processing a plurality of samples simultaneously, wherein each compartment extends through the substrate from an inlet port at the first surface of the substrate to an outlet port at the second surface of the substrate, with an intramicroanalysis sample treatment component therebetween, wherein each of the outlet ports of the first microanalysis device is in fluid communication with an inlet port of the second microanalysis device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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