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Systems and methods for improved performance of fluidic and microfluidic systems

US10407655B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

President and Fellows of Harvard College · US

Inventors

Christopher David Hinojosa · Cambridge, US
Josiah Daniel Sliz · Boston, US
Daniel Levner · Brookline, US
Guy Thompson, II · Watertown, US
Hubert Geisler · Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, FR
Jose Fernandez-Alcon · Cambridge, US
Donald E. Ingber · Boston, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 11, 2017
Grant date	Sep 10, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 26, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB01L2400/086
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Systems and methods for improved flow properties in fluidic and microfluidic systems are disclosed. The system includes a microfluidic device having a first microchannel, a fluid reservoir having a working fluid and a pressurized gas, a pump in communication with the fluid reservoir to maintain a desired pressure of the pressurized gas, and a fluid-resistance element located within a fluid path between the fluid reservoir and the first microchannel. The fluid-resistance element includes a first fluidic resistance that is substantially larger than a second fluidic resistance associated with the first microchannel.

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