This invention relates to methods and apparatus for performing microanalytic and microsynthetic analyses and procedures. The invention provides a microsystem platform and a micromanipulation device for manipulating the platform that utilizes the centripetal force resulting from rotation of the platform...http://www.google.ca/patents/US6706519?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6706519 - Devices and methods for the performance of miniaturized in vitro amplification assays