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Compositions and methods for liquid metering in microchannels

US8936945B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN · US

Inventors

Kalyan Handique · Ann Arbor, US
Mark A. Burns · Ann Arbor, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 17, 2005
Grant date	Jan 20, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 25, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T436/2575
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The movement and mixing of microdroplets through microchannels is described employing microscale devices, comprising microdroplet transport channels, reaction regions, electrophoresis modules, and radiation detectors. Microdroplets are metered into defined volumes and are subsequently incorporated into a variety of biological assays. Electronic components are fabricated on the same substrate material, allowing sensors and controlling circuitry to be incorporated in the same device.

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