Patent Document ID: 20080223721
Application ID: 12018138
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Claim One:
1. A microfluidic device comprising an array of fluidically interconnected unit cells, wherein each unit cell comprises: a) a first microfluidic flow path ( 250 ) in fluid communication with: 1) a reaction chamber ( 400 ), and 2) a first microfluidic bus line ( 220 ), wherein said first microfluidic bus line is in fluidic communication with a sample source reservoir; b) a first valve (V 1 ) situated in said first microfluidic flow path; c) a second valve (V 2 ) situated in said first microfluidic flow path; d) a second microfluidic flow path ( 300 ) in fluidic communication with: 1) said first microfluidic flow path at a junction between said first and second valves, and 2) a second microfluidic bus line ( 230 ), wherein said second microfluidic bus line is in fluidic communication with a reagent source reservoir e) a third valve (V 3 ) situated 1) in said second microfluidic flow path ( 300 ), or 2) in said second microfluidic bus line ( 230 ) positioned between the microfluidic flow channel of said unit cell and the second microfluidic flow path of an adjacent unit cell.