Device and method for performing a high throughput assay
First Claim
1. A device for performing an assay, comprising:
- a plate structure having a channel therein, the channel having an input and an output; and
a plurality of ports in the input of the channel.
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Abstract
A device and method is provided for performing a high throughput assay. The device includes a plate structure having a plate and a plurality of microfluidic structures positioned thereon. Each microfluidic structure defines a channel having an input and an output. At least one of the input and the output of the channel of each of the plurality of mircofluidic structures includes a first plurality of ports. In operation, the channels are filled with fluid and pressure gradients are generated between the fluids at the inputs and the fluids at the outputs of the channels. As a result, fluid flows through the channels toward the outputs.
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20 Claims
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1. A device for performing an assay, comprising:
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a plate structure having a channel therein, the channel having an input and an output; and
a plurality of ports in the input of the channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device for performing an assay, comprising:
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a plate; and
a plurality of microfluidic structures positioned on the plate, each microfluidic structure defining a channel having an input and an output;
wherein at least one of the inputs and the outputs of the channels of the plurality of mircofluidic structures includes a first plurality of ports. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of pumping fluid, comprising the steps of:
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providing a microfluidic device having a channel therethough, the channel having a plurality of input ports and an output;
filing the channel with fluid; and
generating a pressure gradient between the fluid at the input ports and the fluid at the output such that the fluid flows through the channel towards the output. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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