WO2004046020A3 - Micro-systeme a remplissage de micro-billes et procede d'obtention - Google Patents

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WO2004046020A3
WO2004046020A3 PCT/FR2003/050117 FR0350117W WO2004046020A3 WO 2004046020 A3 WO2004046020 A3 WO 2004046020A3 FR 0350117 W FR0350117 W FR 0350117W WO 2004046020 A3 WO2004046020 A3 WO 2004046020A3
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Philippe Combette
Frederique Mittler
Patrice Caillat
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Abstract

L'invention concerne un micro-système destiné à recevoir des billes et à obtenir une localisation précise desdites billes a des endroits déterminés dans le micro-système. Ce micro-système comporte un réservoir (3) présentant une cavité (4), ladite cavité (4) munie d'éléments bloquants (5) permettant d'ordonner et d'empiler les billes dans les interstices entre les éléments bloquants (5), les interstices constituant lesdits endroits déterminés. Il comporte également un capot (7) fixé hermétiquement au réservoir (3) et des moyens d'entrée (8) et des moyens de sortie (9) permettant la circulation d'un fluide dans la cavité (4). L’invention concerne également la réalisation et l’utilisation dudit micro-système remplie de billes.
PCT/FR2003/050117 2002-11-13 2003-11-12 Micro-systeme a remplissage de micro-billes et procede d'obtention WO2004046020A2 (fr)

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EP03786053A EP1560785B1 (fr) 2002-11-13 2003-11-12 Micro-système a remplissage de micro-billes et procédé d'obtention
US10/533,947 US20060068450A1 (en) 2002-11-13 2003-11-12 Microbead-filled microsystem and production method thereof
DE60313017T DE60313017T2 (de) 2002-11-13 2003-11-12 Mikrobehälter für mikrokugeln und verfahren zu seiner herstellung

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