AU2002213115A1 - Microfluidic metering systems and methods - Google Patents

Microfluidic metering systems and methods

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AU2002213115A1
AU2002213115A1 AU2002213115A AU2002213115A AU2002213115A1 AU 2002213115 A1 AU2002213115 A1 AU 2002213115A1 AU 2002213115 A AU2002213115 A AU 2002213115A AU 2002213115 A AU2002213115 A AU 2002213115A AU 2002213115 A1 AU2002213115 A1 AU 2002213115A1
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methods
metering systems
microfluidic metering
microfluidic
systems
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AU2002213115A
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Eugene Dantsker
Christoph D. Karp
Stephen D. O'connor
Marci Pezzuto
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Nanostream Inc
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Nanostream Inc
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Priority claimed from PCT/US2001/012244 external-priority patent/WO2001078893A2/en
Application filed by Nanostream Inc filed Critical Nanostream Inc
Publication of AU2002213115A1 publication Critical patent/AU2002213115A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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AU2002213115A 2001-04-13 2001-10-12 Microfluidic metering systems and methods Abandoned AU2002213115A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PCT/US2001/012244 WO2001078893A2 (en) 2000-04-14 2001-04-13 Fluidic impedances in microfluidic system
AU2001257047 2001-04-13
US30352001P 2001-07-07 2001-07-07
US60/303,520 2001-07-07
PCT/US2001/031790 WO2002083310A2 (en) 2001-04-13 2001-10-12 Microfluidic metering systems and methods

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