Sealed micro gas chromatography columns and methods thereof
| Patent Number: | 10,151,732 |
| Issued: | 12/11/2018 |
| Official Filing: | View the Complete Patent |
| Abstract: | The present application relates to microfabricated columns having a sealed flow channel. In particular, the channel is sealed during dicing, thereby preventing debris from accumulating within channels. In use, the seal is ruptured mechanically to connect one or more fluidic connections, which deliver analytes to the flow channel. Additional details are provided for making and using sealed columns. |
| Filed: | 1/11/2016 |
| Application Number: | 14/992,871 |
| Government Interests: | STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |