Patent ID: 9052298
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: B01L,G01N

Abstract:
1. A filling apparatus for filling a microplate, comprising: a microplate comprising a plurality of openings for receiving one or more solutions, the openings disposed along a top surface and defining a plurality of groups of openings, each group of openings including a two-dimensional array of openings from the plurality of openings; a first substrate comprising a plurality of input ports configured to receive the one or more solutions; and an intermediate substrate disposed between the first substrate and the microplate, the intermediate substrate comprising groupings of channels disposed in a two-dimensional pattern along a plane parallel to top surface of the microplate, each grouping of channels disposed over only one of the groups of openings and below only one of the input ports; wherein the intermediate substrate is disposed such that each group of openings is in fluid communication with only one of the input ports and such that each input port is in simultaneous fluid communication with the openings of only one of the groups of openings.