Apparatus and methods for droplet microchemistry
CA 2302271 A1 · Owner: Hunter, Ian W. · Inventors: Hunter, Ian W.
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An apparatus and methods for performing microchemical manipulation and analysis of liquid samples. One or more droplets of liquid are loaded serially or in parallel onto a flexible member which may be a fiber or a tape and are , retained on the flexible member by virtue of surface adhesion. Microchemical operations may be performed on these droplets the operations including , mixing, dilution concentration, heating, cooling, filtering and analyzing, where the analyzing may include chemical biochemical, optical, or other , physical analyses.
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- Filed August 20, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 20, 2018.
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