| abstract |
This apparatus (1), suitable for clamping at least one microfluidic device (10), comprises: - a fluid-tight chamber (20) having a fluid inlet (24), the chamber (20) being configured to receive a microfluidic device (10) to be clamped by compression of at least one deformable part of the microfluidic device (10) under the action of a pressure of a clamping fluid in the chamber (20), - a perfusion fluid management system (8) configured to adjust the pressure of a perfusion fluid in the microfluidic device (10) in such a way that, during a clamping operation, the pressure of the clamping fluid in the chamber (20) is strictly higher than the pressure of the perfusion fluid in the microfluidic device (10). |