| abstract |
For the investigationnof liquidsnin biology, biochemistry, chemistry, medicine and pharmacynProcedures applied with considerable effort for handlingnof liquidsnand fornAids are connected and which is a minimum amount of liquidnneed.nThe microstructured platform contains cavities and capillaries in whichnthe liquid throughnCapillary force is transported. It includes fluidic switches,nDosing devices fornthe liquid,nSeparators fornthe liquidnfrom a dispersion and areas to hold together a limitednAmount of liquid.nThe capillary system can be branched. The platform is for a varietynof fluid volume studiesnsuitable in the microliter range. There are only very small quantitiesnof reagents and auxiliaries needed in the cavities innmay be presented in dried or immobilized form. Onna platform are different investigations, at the same timencan run side by side or in succession, feasible. The platformnis in greatnquantityneconomically producible and many demands on the reaction processnand adaptable for the evaluation of the examination results. |