Patent ID: 6638482
Filing Date: 2003-10-28
Classification: B01J,B01L,B82Y,C07B,C07H,C07K,C12Q,C40B,F04B,G01N,G11C,H01L

Abstract:
A stacked, reconfigurable system for performing analysis on a pathogen, the system comprising:an inlet for receipt of a sample including said pathogen, a first chamber defined by a bottom support, an intermediate member, and a first spacer, said first chamber being coupled to said inlet through the bottom support, said first chamber including an analysis system, said analysis system including electrodes for the electrophoretic transport of said pathogen, and an analysis system for determining at least certain information regarding said pathogen, a second chamber stacked on top of said first chamber, said second chamber defined by the intermediate member, a top member, and a second spacer, said second chamber being in fluid communication with said first chamber through at least one via formed in the intermediate member, said second chamber being electrically reconfigurable to permit synthesis of a compound, wherein the reconfigurable system is configured based at least in part upon the analysis in said first chamber, and a detachable support disposed in the second chamber, wherein the synthesized compound is anchored to the detachable support, the detachable support being removable from the system and used for injection.