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Method and apparatus for fluid dispersion

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1082144
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A microfluidic method and device for focusing and/or forming discontinuous sections of similar or dissimilar size in a fluid is provided. The device can be fabricated simply from readily-available, inexpensive material using simple techniques.
Research Organization:
President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, MA); The Governing Council of the Univ. of Toronto (Toronto, CA)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Assignee:
President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, MA) ; The Governing Council of the Univ. of Toronto (Toronto, CA)
Patent Number(s):
8,337,778
Application Number:
12/726,223
OSTI ID:
1082144
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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