Microfluidic devices with monolithic microwave integrated circuits
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1. A method for lysing cells in a cavity of a microfluidic device comprising:
- introducing a cell into said cavity;
providing microwave radiation comprising at least one of a predetermined frequency, a predetermined wavelength and a predetermined intensity; and
heating said cavity for an effective duration of time with said microwave radiation from a monolithic microwave intograted circuit (MMIC) in order to form a cell lysate, wherein said MMIC is substantially integrated with said microfluidic device.
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Abstract
A microwave device has a monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) disposed therein for applying microwave radiation to a microfluidic structure, such as a chamber, defined in the device. The microwave radiation from the MMIC is useful for heating samples introduced into the microfluidic structure and for effecting lysis of cells in the samples. Microfabrication techniques allow the fabrication of MMICs that perform heating and cell lysing of samples having volumes in the microliter to picoliter range.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for lysing cells in a cavity of a microfluidic device comprising:
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introducing a cell into said cavity;
providing microwave radiation comprising at least one of a predetermined frequency, a predetermined wavelength and a predetermined intensity; and
heating said cavity for an effective duration of time with said microwave radiation from a monolithic microwave intograted circuit (MMIC) in order to form a cell lysate, wherein said MMIC is substantially integrated with said microfluidic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for lysing viral particles in a cavity of a microfluidic device comprising:
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introducing a viral particle into said cavity;
providing microwave radiation comprising at least one of a predetermined frequency, a predetermined wavelength and a predetermined intensity; and
heating said cavity for an effective duration of time with said microwave radiation from a monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) in order to form a viral particle lysate, wherein said MMIC is substantially integrated with said microfluidic device.
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