WO2000047322A3 - Method and apparatus for programmable fluidic processing - Google Patents

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WO2000047322A3
WO2000047322A3 PCT/US2000/003805 US0003805W WO0047322A3 WO 2000047322 A3 WO2000047322 A3 WO 2000047322A3 US 0003805 W US0003805 W US 0003805W WO 0047322 A3 WO0047322 A3 WO 0047322A3
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Frederick F Becker
Peter Gascoyne
Xiaobo Wang
Jody Vykoukal
Gasperis Giovanni De
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Frederick F Becker
Peter Gascoyne
Xiaobo Wang
Jody Vykoukal
Gasperis Giovanni De
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Priority to CA002362114A priority patent/CA2362114A1/en
Priority to AT00913466T priority patent/ATE266472T1/en
Priority to JP2000598268A priority patent/JP2002536167A/en
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Abstract

A method and apparatus for microfluidic processing by programmably manipulating a packet. A material is introduced onto a reaction surface and compartmentalized to form a packet. A position of the packet is sensed with a position sensor. A programmable manipulation force is applied to the packet at the position. The programmable manipulation force is adjustable according to packet position by a controller. The packet is programmably moved according to the programmable manipulation force along arbitrarily chosen paths.
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EP00913466A EP1154856B1 (en) 1999-02-12 2000-02-14 Method and apparatus for programmable fluidic processing
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CA002362114A CA2362114A1 (en) 1999-02-12 2000-02-14 Method and apparatus for programmable fluidic processing
AT00913466T ATE266472T1 (en) 1999-02-12 2000-02-14 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE PROGRAMMABLE TREATMENT OF FLUIDS
JP2000598268A JP2002536167A (en) 1999-02-12 2000-02-14 Method and apparatus for programmable microfluidic processing
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