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Side light activated microfluid channels

  • US 6,906,797 B1
  • Filed: 09/13/2000
  • Issued: 06/14/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/13/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An irradiation device for irradiating a plurality of streams of capillary dimensions, said device comprising:

  • a substrate comprising a streambed for receiving a plurality of liquid streams of capillary dimensions;

    capillaries in liquid transferring relationship with said streambed for forming said streams;

    optical channels on opposite sides of said stream bed having reflecting walls confronting said streambed and parallel to the direction of said streams, one of said reflecting walls positioned for receiving light from light source and directing said light orthogonally through said streambed, and the other of said optical channels for reflecting said light to a light dump.

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