Patent ID: 6924107
Filing Date: 2005-08-02
Classification: B01J,B01L,B82Y,C40B

Abstract:
1. An article in FIGS. 1 and 3 comprising: at least top plate 30 , a bottom plate 40 , and a center plate 20 wherein the center plate 20 defines a plurality of cylindrical capillaries 50 , each capillary having a pair of opposed ends, with at least one capillary comprising a reagent inlet 52 and at least one capillary comprising a reagent outlet 54 ; the top plate 30 and bottom elate 40 further defining a plurality of channels 60 oriented substantially perpendicularly to the capillaries 50 and configured to selectively operably connect adjacent capillaries so as to form a continuous passage from the reagent inlet 52 to the reagent outlet 54 , the channels being further configured to direct the reagent into a capillary at one end thereof and from the capillary at the other end thereof such that the reagent flows through substantially the length of the capillary and scrially through all of the capillaries defined by the plate; and wherein said plates are positioned to substantially align the plurality of cylindrical capillaries from a first plate and a second plate.