A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ATTACHING A FLUID CELL TO A PLANAR SUBSTRATE

摘要

Provided is a method and apparatus for attaching a fluid cell to a planar substrate. The planar substrate may have on it sensors or devices for detec ting components within the fluid, and/or be treated to selectively bind or r eact with components within the fluid. Substrates might include solid-state IC integrated circuit sensor microchips, glass slides, genomic and proteomic arrays, and or other suitable substrates that can make conformal contact wi th the fluid cell. The fluid cell can be mounted directly on top of the subs trate to easily create a fluidic system in a wide variety of implementations . The assembly does not require modification of the substrate; all the fluid ic connections are inherent in the apparatus. The present device can be made using low-cost materials and simple methods.