Sam Chick-Kuen Woo

US Patent:

20130183210, Jul 18, 2013

Filed:

Dec 21, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/724079

Inventors:

APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS, LLC - Carlsbad CA, US
Linda LEE - Palo Alto CA, US
David COX - Foster City CA, US
Mark OLDHAM - Emerald Hills CA, US
Jim NURSE - Pleasanton CA, US
Douglas GREINER - Fremont CA, US
Dennis LEHTO - Santa Clara CA, US
Janusz WOJTOWICZ - Sunnyvale CA, US
Sam WOO - Redwood City CA, US
Richard REEL - Hayward CA, US

Assignee:

APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS, LLC - Carlsbad CA

International Classification:

G01N 1/14

US Classification:

422501

Abstract:

Various embodiments described in the application relate to an apparatus, system, and method for generating, within a conduit, discrete volumes of one or more fluids that are immiscible with a second fluid. The discrete volumes can be used for biochemical or molecular biology procedures involving small volumes, for example, microliter-sized volumes, nanoliter-sized volumes, or smaller. The system can comprise an apparatus comprising at least one conduit operatively connected to one or more pumps for providing discrete volumes separated from one another by a fluid that is immiscible with the fluid(s) of the discrete volumes, for example, aqueous immiscible-fluid-discrete volumes separated by an oil.