Controller/detector interfaces for microfluidic systems
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1. A microfluidic device comprising:
- a body structure including an upper layer and a bottom layer, the body structure having an interior portion defining first and second intersecting microscale channels, the first channel having an unintersected terminus, the upper layer having first and second ports therethrough, the first port disposed at the terminus of the first channel, the interior portion blocking fluid communication between the first port and the second port; and
an electrically conductive film disposed between the lower and upper layers, the film electrically and physically, coupling a first fluid in the first port with a second fluid in the second port, the first fluid being different than the second fluid.
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Abstract
The present invention is generally directed to improved methods, structures and systems for interfacing microfluidic devices with ancillary systems that are used in conjunction with such devices. These systems typically include control and monitoring systems (620) for controlling the performance of the processes carried out within the device, e.g., monitoring and controlling environmental conditions and monitoring results of the processes performed, e.g., detection.
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1. A microfluidic device comprising:
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a body structure including an upper layer and a bottom layer, the body structure having an interior portion defining first and second intersecting microscale channels, the first channel having an unintersected terminus, the upper layer having first and second ports therethrough, the first port disposed at the terminus of the first channel, the interior portion blocking fluid communication between the first port and the second port; and
an electrically conductive film disposed between the lower and upper layers, the film electrically and physically, coupling a first fluid in the first port with a second fluid in the second port, the first fluid being different than the second fluid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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