Analytical system and method
CA 2558669 A1 · Owner: Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. · Inventors: Chow, Calvin Y.H.
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An analytical instrument comprises a base unit including a microfluidic substrate attachment region configured to support a microfluidic substrate in a first position. The base unit also includes an electrical power supply. A base-sample substrate interface array is provided that comprises a plurality of electrode pins arranged on the interface array. The electrode pins are electrically coupled to the power supply and positioned on, the interface array to be inserted into a plurality of reservoirs disposed on a surface of a microfluidic substrate, such that the plurality of electrode pins directly engage fluids disposed in the plurality of reservoirs when the microfluidic substrate is …
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- Filed July 31, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 31, 2017.
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