Patent ID: 9192934
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: B01L,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A microfluidic chip comprising: a substrate with a microfluidic pathway and a passageway formed in the substrate that causes an in-line interruption of the microfluidic pathway, wherein the microfluidic pathway comprises a first terminus and a second terminus having the passageway disposed there between; an insert assembly in the passageway disposed in-line with the microfluidic pathway, wherein the insert assembly comprises a housing with a central bore and a functional material disposed in the bore, and wherein the insert assembly bridges the first terminus and the second terminus and the central bore is disposed in-line with the microfluidic pathway to complete the microfluidic pathway; a top layer disposed a first surface of the substrate; and a bottom layer disposed on a second surface of the substrate opposing the first surface, wherein at least one of the substrate, the top layer, or the bottom layer is formed from a first material comprising different thermal properties relative to a second material forming the insert housing of the insert assembly such that first material and the second material have different softening or melting temperatures.