US2004096960A1PendingUtilityA1

Manipulation of microparticles in microfluidic systems

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Assignee: CALIPER TECHN CORPPriority: Feb 23, 1999Filed: Jun 25, 2003Published: May 20, 2004
Est. expiryFeb 23, 2019(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Tammy Burd MehtaAnne R. Kopf-SillJ. Wallace ParceAndrea W. ChowLuc BousseMichael R. KnappTheo NikiforovSteve Gallagher
B01L 3/502761B01J 2219/00459C12Q 1/6869C40B 60/14B01L 2200/0668B01L 2400/0487B01F 33/30B01L 3/502715B01L 2400/0415B01L 2400/0409C07H 21/02B01J 2219/00468B01L 3/5027G01N 35/0098Y10T436/143333C07H 21/04B01J 2219/00317G01N 2035/00574G01N 27/44756C12Q 1/6874B01L 2400/043
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Abstract

Arrays of flowable or fixed particle sets are used in microfluidic systems for performing assays and modifying hydrodynamic flow. Also provided are assays utilizing flowable or fixed particle sets within a microfluidic system, as well as kits, apparatus and integrated systems comprising arrays and array members.

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         1 . A microfluidic device, comprising: 
 a body structure having a microscale cavity disposed therein; and    a set of particles disposed within the microscale cavity, wherein said sets of particles is flowable, and wherein the microscale cavity comprises a first microchannel comprising at least one reagent flow region and at least one particle capture region, wherein the at least one particle capture region has an increased depth relative to the at least one reagent flow region.

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