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The present invention generally provides microfluidic devices which incorporate improved channel and reservoir geometries, as well as methods of using these devices in the analysis, preparation, or other manipulation of fluid borne materials, to achieve higher throughputs of such materials through t

The present invention generally provides microfluidic devices which incorporate improved channel and reservoir geometries, as well as methods of using these devices in the analysis, preparation, or other manipulation of fluid borne materials, to achieve higher throughputs of such materials through these devices, with lower cost, material and/or space requirements.

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[ We claim:] [48.]48. A method of analyzing a plurality of samples, comprising:a) providing a microfluidic device that comprises:a body structure having an interior portion and an exterior portion;at least first, second and third microscale channels disposed in the interior portion, the second chann

[ We claim:] [48.]48. A method of analyzing a plurality of samples, comprising:a) providing a microfluidic device that comprises:a body structure having an interior portion and an exterior portion;at least first, second and third microscale channels disposed in the interior portion, the second channel intersecting the first channel at a first intersection, and the third channel intersecting the first channel at a second intersection;a plurality of sample reservoirs disposed in the body structure, each of the sample reservoirs being connected to the second channel;at least a first waste reservoir connected to the third channel;b) transporting a sample material from a first of said plurality of sample reservoirs through the second channel, through the first and second intersections, into the third channel, toward the first waste reservoir;c) injecting a portion of said sample material at the first intersection into the first channel;d) transporting the portion of first sample material along the first channel; ande) analyzing the portion of first sample material in the analysis channel.