Patent ID: 7897114

Claim:
A microreactor assembly comprising a fluidic interconnect backbone and plurality of fluidic microstructures, wherein: the fluidic microstructures are supported by respective portions of the fluidic interconnect backbone; each of the fluidic microstructures comprises a plurality of fluidic microchannels comprising respective microchannel input ports and microchannel output ports; the fluidic interconnect backbone comprises at least one interconnect microchannel comprising an interconnect input port and an interconnect output port; the microreactor assembly comprises a plurality of non-polymeric interconnect seals associated with the interconnect input and output ports; the interconnect input port of the fluidic interconnect backbone is interfaced with the microchannel output port of a first fluidic microstructure at one of the non-polymeric interconnect seals; the interconnect output port of the fluidic interconnect backbone is interfaced with the microchannel input port of a second fluidic microstructure at one of the non-polymeric interconnect seals; and the interconnect microchannel is defined entirely by the fluidic interconnect backbone and is configured such that it extends from the non-polymeric interconnect seal at the microchannel output port of the first fluidic microstructure to the non-polymeric interconnect seal at the microchannel input port of the second fluidic microstructure without interruption by additional sealed interfaces.