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Title: Passive chip-based droplet sorting

Abstract

An apparatus for passive sorting of microdroplets including a main flow channel, a flow stream of microdroplets in the main flow channel wherein the microdroplets have substantially the same diameter and wherein the flow stream of microdroplets includes first microdroplets having a first degree of stiffness and second microdroplets having a second degree of stiffness wherein the second degree of stiffness is different than the first degree of stiffness. A second flow channel is connected to the main flow channel for the second microdroplets having a second degree of stiffness. A separator separates the second microdroplets having a second degree of stiffness from the first microdroplets and directs the second microdroplets having a second degree of stiffness into the second flow channel.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1224965
Patent Number(s):
9174213
Application Number:
14/629,930
Assignee:
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01L - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
C - CHEMISTRY C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY C12M - APPARATUS FOR ENZYMOLOGY OR MICROBIOLOGY
DOE Contract Number:  
AC52-07NA27344
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2015 Feb 24
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING

Citation Formats

Beer, Neil Reginald, Lee, Abraham P, Hatch, Andrew C, and Fisher, Jeffrey S. Passive chip-based droplet sorting. United States: N. p., 2015. Web.
Beer, Neil Reginald, Lee, Abraham P, Hatch, Andrew C, & Fisher, Jeffrey S. Passive chip-based droplet sorting. United States.
Beer, Neil Reginald, Lee, Abraham P, Hatch, Andrew C, and Fisher, Jeffrey S. Thu . "Passive chip-based droplet sorting". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1224965.
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