Device and method for making discrete volumes of a first fluid in contact with a second fluid, which are immiscible with each other
US10450604B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/2575
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for generating, within a conduit, discrete volumes of one or more fluids that are immiscible with a second fluid. The discrete volumes can be used for biochemical or molecular biology procedures involving small volumes, for example, microliter-sized volumes, nanoliter-sized volumes, or smaller. The discrete volumes are separated from one another by a liquid that is immiscible with the fluid(s) of the discrete volumes, for example, aqueous immiscible-fluid-discrete volumes separated by an oil.
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