Patent ID: 6919058
Filing Date: 2005-07-19
Classification: B01F,B01J,B01L,C40B,G01N,H01J,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A microfluidic device comprising a microchannel structure in which there are one or more inlet ports, one or more outlet ports, and one or more structural units wherein said structural unit comprises: (a) a retaining microcavity which is located between one of said one or more inlet ports and one of said one or more outlet ports; (b) a mixing unit which is located upstream the retaining microcavity and downstream one of said inlet ports; (c) two or more microconduits directly connected to the retaining microcavity and communicating with one of said inlet or outlet ports; wherein one or more of said microconduits comprise anti-wicking means in association with the joint between the retaining microcavity and the microconduit and/or the distance (d