Patent ID: 7192559

Claim:
A microfluidic device, comprising: a body structure comprising at least one microchannel network and a plurality of ports disposed in the body structure, at least one port being in fluid communication with at least one microchannel in the at least one microchannel network, the body structure configured for use with a first fluid direction means; and, a manifold comprising at least one manifold channel network and at least one aperture disposed in the manifold, the at least one aperture being in fluid communication with at least one manifold channel in the manifold channel network, the manifold configured for use with a second fluid direction means, the second fluid direction means being different from the first fluid direction means, the manifold being mated with the body structure, whereby the at least one aperture or one or more manifold channels in the manifold channel network is in fluid communication with the at least one port in fluid communication with the at least one microchannel in the at least one microchannel network.