Disposable, pre-calibrated, pre-validated sensors for use in bio-processing applications

KG Schick, D Uhen - US Patent 8,506,162, 2013 - Google Patents
Disposable, pre-sterilized, and pre-calibrated, pre-validated conductivity sensors are
provided. These sensors are designed to store sensor-specific information, such as cali …

Method and apparatus for programmable fluidic processing

FF Becker, P Gascoyne, X Wang, JV Vykoukal… - US Patent …, 2001 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method and apparatus for microfluidic processing by programmably
manipulating a packet. A material is intro duced onto a reaction Surface and …

Systems and methods for particle focusing in microchannels

M Toner, D Dicarlo, J Edd, D Irimia - US Patent 8,186,913, 2012 - Google Patents
Various systems, methods, and devices are provided for focusing particles suspended within
a moving fluid into one or more localized stream lines. The system can include a substrate …

Method and apparatus for programmable fluidic processing

FF Becker, P Gascoyne, X Wang, J Vykoukal… - US Patent …, 2005 - Google Patents
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Apparatuses and methods for manipulating droplets on a printed circuit board

VK Pamula, MG Pollack, RB Fair - US Patent 8,349,276, 2013 - Google Patents
Apparatuses and methods for manipulating droplets on a printed circuit board (PCB) are
disclosed. Droplets are actu ated upon a printed circuit board substrate surface by the …

Impedance based devices and methods for use in assays

X Xu, X Wang - US Patent 7,470,533, 2008 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A device for detecting cells and/or molecules on an electrode surface is
disclosed. The device detects cells and/or mol ecules through measurement of impedence …

Biosensor and related method

R Bashir, R Gomez, MR Ladisch - US Patent 6,716,620, 2004 - Google Patents
4,009,078 A 2/1977 Wilkins et al. channels, planar fluidic interface ports, integrated metal
4,072.578 A 2/1978 Cady et al. 4,156,180 A 5/1979 Annen et al. electrodes for impedance …

Method and apparatus for programmable fluidic processing

FF Becker, P Gascoyne, X Wang, JV Vykoukal… - US Patent …, 2010 - Google Patents
A method and apparatus for microfluidic processing by programmably manipulating a
packet. A material is introduced onto a reaction surface and compartmentalized to form a …

Electrical detectors for microanalysis

R Rabbitt, H Ayliffe - US Patent App. 10/983,219, 2005 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND 0003 Electric impedance (EI) is the measure of the degree to which an
electric circuit resists electric-current flow when a Voltage is applied acroSS its terminals …

Biosensor and related method

R Gomez, R Bashir, AK Bhunia, MR Ladisch… - US Patent …, 2007 - Google Patents
A method for collecting a microbiological substance utilizes a micro fabricated biochip
having a collection chamber. A fluid sample containing a microbiological entity of interest is …