| abstract |
Embodiments disclosed herein provide microfluidic device components that may be used independently as valves, pumps, filters or as storage containers (flasks) with integrated valve and pump mechanisms. The components described herein may be integrated into multiple microfluidic device designs, including centrifugal and non-centrifugal microfluidic devices ("linear microfluidic devices"). The components may be used to store and/or dispense and/or move various reagents that may be employed on a microfluidic device to carry out any of a number of chemical and biological reactions and assays that may be done on such devices. |