Integrated microfluidic array device
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1. An integrated microfluidic array device comprising:
- a microfluidic component having a microfluidic feature for carrying a fluid of interest;
an array component comprising a flexible away substrate supporting a two-dimensional away of an addressable collection of probes, said array component in operable association with said microfluidic feature of the microfluidic component for analyzing said fluid of interest, wherein the flexible array substrate includes (i) a flexible base supporting, in order, (ii) a metal layer, (iii) a metal oxide layer, (iv) a Bragg reflector comprising multiple dielectric layers, said dielectric layers being constructed by repeating pairs of transparent dielectrics, each dielectric in a pair having a different index of refraction from the other dielectric in the pair, (v) a transparent layer, and (vi) the addressable collection of probes.
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Abstract
A microfluidic component having a microfluidic channel is joined to an array component having a flexible array substrate. In an embodiment, the array component includes a prefabricated flexible array that couples with the microfluidic component in modular fashion. The modular architecture provides for different combinations of microfluidic components and array components that can be used to create customized processing and analysis tools.
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1. An integrated microfluidic array device comprising:
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a microfluidic component having a microfluidic feature for carrying a fluid of interest; an array component comprising a flexible away substrate supporting a two-dimensional away of an addressable collection of probes, said array component in operable association with said microfluidic feature of the microfluidic component for analyzing said fluid of interest, wherein the flexible array substrate includes (i) a flexible base supporting, in order, (ii) a metal layer, (iii) a metal oxide layer, (iv) a Bragg reflector comprising multiple dielectric layers, said dielectric layers being constructed by repeating pairs of transparent dielectrics, each dielectric in a pair having a different index of refraction from the other dielectric in the pair, (v) a transparent layer, and (vi) the addressable collection of probes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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