Multiwell droplet actuator, system and method
US7998436B2 · kind B2 · utility
126Cited by
60References
23Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 16, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 20, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/2575
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Multiwell droplet actuators, systems and methods are provided. According to one embodiment, a substrate is provided and comprises: (a) one or more input ports for introduction of one or more reagents and/or samples; (b) a regular array of processing wells; and (c) a network of droplet transport pathways comprising pathways that provide direct or indirect droplet transport from each of the input ports to each of the one or more processing wells. Varying droplet actuators and systems related thereto are also provided.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.