Method of pumping fluid through a microfluidic device
US7189580B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 16, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/2575
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method is provided for pumping fluid through a channel of a microfluidic device. The channel has an input port of a predetermined radius and an output port of a predetermined radius. The channel is filled with fluid and a pressure gradient is generated between the fluid between the input port and the fluid at the output port. As a result, fluid flows through the channel towards the output port.
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