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- Patent Title: Fluidic connectors and microfluidic systems
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Application No.: US13467627Application Date: 2012-05-09
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Publication No.: US08475737B2Publication Date: 2013-07-02
- Inventor: Vincent Linder , David Steinmiller , Samuel K. Sia
- Applicant: Vincent Linder , David Steinmiller , Samuel K. Sia
- Applicant Address: US MA Woburn
- Assignee: OPKO Diagnostics, LLC
- Current Assignee: OPKO Diagnostics, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Woburn
- Agency: Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
- Main IPC: G01N15/06
- IPC: G01N15/06 ; G01N33/00 ; G01N33/48

Abstract:
Fluidic connectors, methods, and devices for performing analyses (e.g., immunoassays) in microfluidic systems are provided. In some embodiments, a fluidic connector having a fluid path is used to connect two independent channels formed in a substrate so as to allow fluid communication between the two independent channels. One or both of the independent channels may be pre-filled with reagents (e.g., antibody solutions, washing buffers and amplification reagents), which can be used to perform the analysis. These reagents may be stored in the channels of the substrate for long periods amounts of time (e.g., 1 year) prior to use.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120269701A1 FLUIDIC CONNECTORS AND MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS Public/Granted day:2012-10-25
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