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: 1. A microfluidic device comprising: a body structure comprising first and second microchannels, the microchannels intersecting at a first intersection, the body structure further comprising a plurality of reservoirs, the plurality of reservoirs comprising first, second, third, and fourth
We claim: 1. A microfluidic device comprising: a body structure comprising first and second microchannels, the microchannels intersecting at a first intersection, the body structure further comprising a plurality of reservoirs, the plurality of reservoirs comprising first, second, third, and fourth sample reservoirs and first, second, and third waste reservoirs, the plurality of reservoirs comprising a total of at least 8 reservoirs disposed on a first surface of the body structure, wherein each sample reservoir is fluidly connected to the first intersection by a substantially equal fluid path, wherein each sample reservoir is fluidly connected to the first waste reservoirs through a fluid path comprising the first microchannel, and wherein each sample reservoir is fluidly connected to one of the second or the third waste reservoirs through only on fluid path, wherein said one fluid path does not comprise the first microchannel; and a detector that detects one or more analytes in the first microchannel. 2. The microfluidic device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of reservoirs comprises a total of at least 16 reservoirs on a first surface of the body structure. 3. The microfluidic device of claim 1, wherein the first sample reservoir is disposed on a first side of the second microchannel and the second waste reservoir is disposed on a second side of the second microchannel, which second microchannel intersects the first microchannel at the first intersection. 4. The microfluidic device of claim 3, wherein the first sample reservoir is connected to the second microchannel by a fluid path comprising a third microchannel, which third microchannel intersects the second microchannel at a second intersection upstream of the first intersection. 5. The microfluidic device of claim 4, wherein the second sample reservoir is disposed on a first side of a fourth microchannel and the third waste reservoir is disposed on a second side of the fourth microchannel, which fourth microchannel intersects the first microchannel at the first intersection. 6. The microfluidic device of claim 5, wherein the second sample reservoir is connected to the fourth microchannel by a fluid path comprising a fifth microchannel, which fifth microchannel intersects the fourth microchannel at a third intersection. 7. The microfluidic device of claim 6, wherein the detector also detects one or more analytes in one or more of the second microchannel, the third microchannel, the fourth microchannel or the fifth microchannel. 8. The microfluidic device of claim 7, wherein the detector detects an analyte in the first, third and fifth microchannels. 9. The microfluidic device of claim 1 or 2, further comprising one or more controller for flowing material in the microfluidic device, wherein the one or more controller includes one or more of: a voltage regulator; a pressure regulator; or a hydrodynamic force regulator. 10. The microfluidic device of claim 3, wherein the third sample reservoir is disposed on the first side of the second microchannel. 11. The microfluidic device of claim 3, wherein the first and second microchannels of the device are approximately the same width and depth. 12. The microfluidic device of claim 3, wherein the first and second microchannels of the device comprise at least one dimension between about 1 and 500 microns. 13. The microfluidic device of claim 3, wherein the first and second microchannels of the device have a depth of about 12 microns and a width of between about 30 and 70 microns. 14. The microfluidic device of claim 4, wherein the second intersection is proximal to the first intersection. 15. The microfluidic device of claim 14, wherein the second intersection is within about 5 mm of the first intersection. 16. The microfluidic device of claim 14, wherein the second intersection is within about 4 mm of the first intersection. 17. The microfluidic device of claim 14, wherein the second intersection is within about 2 mm of the first intersection. 18. The microfluidic device of claim 14, wherein the second intersection is within about 1 mm of the first intersection. 19. The microfluidic device of claim 1, wherein the first microchannel is treated to reduce electroosmotic flow in at least a portion of the first microchannel. 20. The microfluidic device of claim 1, the body structure having an interior portion and an exterior portion, wherein the first microchannel is disposed in the interior portion. 21. The microfluidic device of claim 1, wherein the first and the second sample reservoirs are disposed on opposite sides of the first microchannel. 22. The microfluidic device of claim 1, the plurality of reservoirs comprising at least four separate sample reservoirs on each side of the first microchannel. 23. The microfluidic device of claim 1, the plurality of reservoirs comprising at least six separate sample reservoirs on each side of the first microchannel. 24. The microfluidic device of claim 1, the plurality of reservoirs comprising at least eight separate sample reservoirs on each side of the first microchannel. 25. The microfluidic device of claim 1, wherein the fluid paths between each of the sample reservoirs and the first intersection are within about 25% of the same length. 26. The microfluidic device of claim 1, wherein the fluid paths between each of the sample reservoirs and the first intersection are within about 15% of the same length. 27. The microfluidic device of claim 1, wherein the fluid paths between each of the sample reservoirs and the first intersection are within about 10% of the same length. 28. The microfluidic device of claim 1, wherein the fluid paths between each of the sample reservoirs and the first intersection are within about 5% of the same length. 29. The microfluidic device of claim 1, wherein the fluid paths between each of the sample reservoirs and the first intersection are within about 2% of the same length. 30. The microfluidic device of claim 1, further comprising a material transport system. 31. The microfluidic device of claim 1, further comprising at least one electrode in contact with the first waste reservoir. 32. The microfluidic device of claim 1, wherein the first microchannel comprises a detection window. 33. The microfluidic device of claim 1, wherein the first microchannel comprises a separation medium disposed therein. 34. The microfluidic device of claim 1, wherein the first microchannel comprises a sieving matrix disposed therein. 35. The microfluidic device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of reservoirs are arranged at a density of greater than about 2 reservoirs/cm2. 36. The microfluidic device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of reservoirs are arranged at a density of greater than about 4 reservoirs/cm2. 37. The microfluidic device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of reservoirs are arranged at a density of greater than about 8 reservoirs/cm2. 38. The microfluidic device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of reservoirs are positioned or arranged in a linear or gridded format. 39. The microfluidic device of claim 38, wherein the plurality of reservoirs are arranged at regularly spaced intervals. 40. The microfluidic device of claim 38, wherein the plurality of reservoirs are arranged on one or more of: 9 mm centers; 4.5 mm centers; or 2.25 mm centers. 41. The microfluidic device of claim 1, wherein the body structure comprises a planar substrate, wherein the first surface is rectangular, and wherein a length or width of the first surface is between about 5 mm and about 100 mm. 42. The microfluidic device of claim 41, wherein the length or width of the first surface is between about 5 mm and about 50 mm. 43. The microfluidic device of claim 1, wherein the body structure comprises one or more material selected from: a silica-based substrates, glass, quartz, silicon, polysilicon, gallium arsenide, polydimethylsiloxanes (PDMS), polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), polyurethane, polyvinylchloride (PVC), polystyrene polysulfone, polycarbonate, polymethylpentene, polypropylene, polyethylene, polyvinylidine fluoride, and ABS (acrylonitril-butadiene-styrene copolymer).
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