Patent ID: 9150907
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: B01L,B32B,C12Q,G01N

Abstract:
1. A method of analyzing a biological sample attached to a solid support of a microfluidic flow cell where the microfluidic flow cell comprises: a microfluidic subassembly comprising: a stacked planar assembly comprising: at least one thin film fluidic connector where said connector comprises at least one microfluidic channel in fluid connection with the stacked planar assembly and is positioned outside the boundaries of the substrate layer; and the solid support adhered to the microfluidic subassembly; said method comprising: (a) contacting the sample with reagents by flowing the reagents through the at least one fluidic connector; (b) detecting a signal from the biological sample; (c) analyzing the signal; (d) optionally deactivating the signal and repeating steps a through c.