Patent ID: 7932098
Filing Date: 2011-04-26
Classification: B01L,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device for performing microfluidic processing of a sample, comprising: a substrate defining a channel; a fluid barrier connected to the substrate such that a chamber is formed between the substrate and the fluid barrier, the fluid barrier providing side walls and an opposing wall of the chamber opposite the substrate, the fluid barrier being configured such that local exit of fluid out of the device from the chamber through the opposing wall is not permitted; and a plurality of thin-film layers disposed between the substrate and the fluid barrier, the thin-film layers including at least one thin-film layer defining a discrete opening that disposes the channel and the chamber in fluid communication and that routes fluid between the channel and the chamber, the thin-film layers providing at least one thin-film electronic device configured to process the sample in the chamber.