Claims
- 1. Any method for analysis of biomolecules comprising removal of a substrate from one microfluidic chip and insertion of the said substrate into a second microfluidic chip for further processing or analysis.
- 2. A method of claim 1 comprising the substrate is inserted into and removed from more than two chips.
- 3. A method of claim 2 comprising two substrates removed from two different microfluidic chips are combined for further processing in a third microfluidic chip.
- 4. Any microfluidic chip used for performing an analysis method of claim 1.
- 5. Any combination of microfluidic chips used for performing an analysis method of claim 1.
- 6. Any microfluidic chip of claim 3 comprising a chamber in which multiple substrates can be exposed to the same sample.
- 7. Any substrate used to transfer material among different microfluidic chips.
- 8. A substrate of claim 7 comprising an array of affinity molecules on its surface.
- 9. A substrate of claim 7 comprising the said substrate is composed of porous material.
- 10. A method of claim 1 comprising the method is used for capture and isolation of molecules of interest from the sample flowing in the microfluidic device.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) from U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/268,132, filed 2/13/2001.
[0002] This application is related to U.S. Non-Provisional Application No. 10/052,452, filed 10/25/2002, U.S. Non-Provisional Application No. 10/1017,536, filed 10/29/2002, and U.S. Non-Provisional Application No. 10/010,684, filed 12/05/2001. These applications are incorporated herein by reference.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
[0003] The invention was funded in part by the U.S. Government through a Department of Energy grant (DE-FG02-01ER83195).
Provisional Applications (1)
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60268132 |
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