Fluid flow in microfluidic devices
US8585179B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 28, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 1, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2202/22
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A microfluidic device comprising a monolithic superstructure, wherein the superstructure contains fluid channels, and in at least one of the fluid channels, in an area where the channel changes direction or intersects another channel, the channel is greater in cross-section than in other areas of said channel.A microfluidic device superstructure comprising fluid channels wherein said channels comprise projections into at least part of the channel to aid in laminar flow of fluid.
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