Microfluidic system and methods for highly selective droplet fusion
US9446360B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 7, 2010 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/0318
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method and chip for fusing droplets in a chip comprising (i) providing a first set of droplets which are partially or not stabilized by surfactant, (ii) providing a second set of droplets which are stabilized by surfactant, (iii) contacting each droplet of the first set with single or multiple droplets of the second set in a pairing module and (iv) fusing droplets of the first set with droplets of the second set through a droplet fusion module in which the droplets experience at least one acceleration and/or deceleration and/or reorientation and/or rearrangement in space and time.
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