WO1996042004A3 - Method and system for inhibiting cross-contamination in fluids of combinatorial chemistry device - Google Patents

Method and system for inhibiting cross-contamination in fluids of combinatorial chemistry device Download PDF

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WO1996042004A3
WO1996042004A3 PCT/US1996/008686 US9608686W WO9642004A3 WO 1996042004 A3 WO1996042004 A3 WO 1996042004A3 US 9608686 W US9608686 W US 9608686W WO 9642004 A3 WO9642004 A3 WO 9642004A3
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Satyam C Cherukuri
Robert R Demers
Zhong H Fan
Aaron W Levine
Sterling E Mcbride
Peter J Zanzucchi
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Abstract

A system (50) and method for accomplishing a plurality of combinatorial processes in parallel comprising a microelectronic and fluidic array (device array)(100), having reservoirs, connecting microchannels and reaction cells etched into a substrate. The device array is supported by a station which serves to interface and perform electro-optic measurements of material in the reaction cells of the device array. The device array incorporates a modular configuration with three distinct layers or plates. The device array comprises a top feedthru plate, a center distribution plate and a bottom cell plate. The three plates are stacked vertically and coupled together to form a liquid-tight seal. Reservoirs (200), microchannels and reaction cells are controllably etched onto the plates using traditional semiconductor fabrication techniques. The feedthru plate serves as a cover for the device array and contains apertures selectively positioned above the reservoirs located in the center distribution plate. The center distribution plate comprises a plurality of micron sized reservoirs, microchannels (212), reservoir feeds (214), cell feeds and overflow feeds for the distribution of reagent fluids to the reaction cells located in the bottom cell plate. The detachable bottom cell plate serves as a microlaboratory tray of reaction cells. Once the proper reagents or other materials are introduced into the reaction cells, the bottom cell plate is decoupled from the device array and removed for incubation or analysis.
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