Description:  The grid in the center of this rubber chip contains 1,000 tiny chambers, which can each hold about one 80th of a drop of water. A pair of multiplexers control the flow of fluid through the chip, allowing each chamber to be accessed individually.
Source:  Caltech
Story:  Integrated biochips debut
TRN October 2/9, 2002
TRN Categories:  Microfluidics and BioMEMS; Biotechnology; Engineering
Form:  Still

 
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