System and methods for moving objects individually and in parallel
US8992183B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 18, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/2224
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Electro-osmosis is used to create droplets in order to easily, carefully, and quickly pick-and-place millions of objects (ranging in size from millimeters to nanometers) individually or in parallel. Droplets are formed within channels that are individually controlled in order to achieve a predetermined configuration of the selected objects.
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