Method and system for coordination on optically controlled microfluidic systems
US10118175B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/2191
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
In accordance with one embodiment, a method for automatically coordinating droplets, beads, nanostructures, and/or biological objects for optically controlled microfluidic systems, comprising using light to move one or a plurality of droplets or the like simultaneously, applying an algorithm to coordinate droplet and/or other motions and avoid undesired droplet and/or other collisions, and moving droplets and/or others to a layout of droplets and/or others. In another embodiment, a system for automatically coordinating droplets and/or others for optically controlled microfluidic systems, comprising using a light source to move one or a plurality of droplets and/or others simultaneously, using an algorithm to coordinate droplet and/or other motions and avoid undesired droplet and/or other collisions, and using a microfluidic device to move droplets and/or others to a layout of droplets and/or others.
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