Generating a Fluid Stream in a Microfluidic Device
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1. A method of operating a microfluidic device, comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a variable volume container having a flexible wall;
b. establishing an amount of fluid in said variable volume container;
c. exerting an amount of pressure with an amount of a gas on an exterior surface of said flexible wall of said variable volume container;
d. providing a conduit between said variable volume container and a flow path of said microfluidic instrument; and
e. generating a fluid stream in said flow path of said microfluidic device.
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Abstract
A fluid handling and delivery system useful in generating a fluid stream in the flow path of microfluidic device.
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1. A method of operating a microfluidic device, comprising the steps of:
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a. providing a variable volume container having a flexible wall; b. establishing an amount of fluid in said variable volume container; c. exerting an amount of pressure with an amount of a gas on an exterior surface of said flexible wall of said variable volume container; d. providing a conduit between said variable volume container and a flow path of said microfluidic instrument; and e. generating a fluid stream in said flow path of said microfluidic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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