Patent ID: 9194774
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fluidic device for loading liquids into a substrate for biological or chemical analysis, the fluidic device comprising: a support structure configured to be mounted along the substrate; and a plurality of microfluidic tubes coupled to the support structure and having fixed positions with respect to one another, each of the microfluidic tubes of said plurality having a channel that extends longitudinally therethrough to an outlet of the corresponding microfluidic tube, each of the microfluidic tubes having a cross-section that includes an interior contour with a gap therein, wherein the gap extends along the entirety of the length of the corresponding microfluidic tube such that the channel is open-sided, the microfluidic tubes configured to align with corresponding passages of the substrate and convey corresponding liquids to the corresponding passages.