Methods and apparatus for generating droplets
US10252271B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2030/326
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for generating droplets are disclosed. In one arrangement a peristaltic screw pump is configured to drive pulsatile flows of fluids in different conduits which are phased relative to each other such that a sequence of droplets are formed at a junction downstream from the pump.
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