Device and method for pressure-driven plug transport and...

Chemistry: analytical and immunological testing – Rate of reaction determination

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C436S055000, C436S164000

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07129091

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides microfabricated substrates and methods of conducting reactions within these substrates. The reactions occur in plugs transported in the flow of a carrier-fluid.

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