Patent ID: 8173001
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: B01L,C12Q,G01N,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for transporting molecules in a microfluidic device, said method comprising: a) providing a sample comprising molecules; b) providing a microfluidic device comprising an inlet, a first microfluidic channel in fluidic communication with a second microfluidic channel, wherein said first and second microfluidic channels intersect at a junction, and wherein said first microfluidic channel is in fluidic communication with said inlet; c) transporting said sample into said inlet port and through said first microfluidic channel to said junction with a hydrostatic pressure differential; d) at said junction electrophoretically diverting said molecules from said first microfluidic channel into said second microfluidic channel; e) transporting said molecules through said second microfluidic channel; and f) detecting said molecules.