Patent ID: 9566581
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: B01J,B01L,F04B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A micro-fluidic device for performing a diagnostic or analytical test, the device comprising: a first chamber, at least one other microfluidic feature and a bubble jet pump, the first chamber configured to be coupled to the at least one other micro-fluidic feature and the bubble jet pump; the at least one other micro-fluidic feature capable of holding or passing a liquid; the bubble jet pump structured to control delivery of a fluid from the first chamber to the at least one other micro-fluidic feature by pulling, under vacuum, a selected volume of fluid into the at least one other micro-fluidic feature, wherein another volume of fluid is ejected from a fluidic circuit including the bubble jet vacuum pump so as to create the vacuum.