Devices and methods for sensing and sorting particles
US12246318B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 31, 2022 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2015/1028
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A microfluidic device and a method for sensing and sorting of cells or particles in a microfluidic channel are disclosed. The microfluidic device may include a substrate with a microfluidic channel having an inlet, the microfluidic channel being coupled with two or more output channels; one or more sensors located adjacent to a first region of the microfluidic channel for sensing respective particles flown through the microfluidic channel; and a first piezoelectric actuator located adjacent to a second region of the microfluidic channel downstream from the first region for deflecting the respective particles flowing through the microfluidic channel to respective output channels of the two or more output channels based on signals from the one or more sensors.
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