Microvolume crystallization method employing multiple lumens
US6872250B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 29, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T117/1024
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for determining crystallization conditions for a material, the method comprising: taking a microfluidic device comprising one or more lumens having microvolume dimensions and a plurality of different crystallization samples within the one or more lumens, the plurality of crystallization samples comprising a material to be crystallized and crystallization conditions that vary among the plurality of crystallization samples; transporting the plurality of different crystallization samples within the lumens; and identifying a precipitate or crystal formed in the one or more lumens.
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