Method for a microfluidic weaklink device
Patent
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OSTI ID:971074
- Livermore, CA
- Augusta, GA
The present invention relates to an electrokinetic (EK) pump capable of creating high pressures electroosmotically, and capable of retaining high pressures. Both pressure creation and retention are accomplished without the need for moving parts. The EK pump uses a polymerizable fluid that creates the pressure-retaining seal within the EK pump when polymerization is initiated, typically by exposure to UV radiation. Weaklink devices are advantageously constructed including such a pressure-retaining EK pump since, among other advantages, the response of the weaklink device relies on predictable and reliable chemical polymerization reactions.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA
- Sponsoring Organization:
- United States Department of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Assignee:
- Sandia Corporation (Livermore, CA)
- Patent Number(s):
- 7,625,474
- Application Number:
- 12/263,905
- OSTI ID:
- 971074
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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