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Title: Rapid and continuous analyte processing in droplet microfluidic devices

Abstract

The compositions and methods described herein are designed to introduce functionalized microparticles into droplets that can be manipulated in microfluidic devices by fields, including electric (dielectrophoretic) or magnetic fields, and extracted by splitting a droplet to separate the portion of the droplet that contains the majority of the microparticles from the part that is largely devoid of the microparticles. Within the device, channels are variously configured at Y- or T junctions that facilitate continuous, serial isolation and dilution of analytes in solution. The devices can be limited in the sense that they can be designed to output purified analytes that are then further analyzed in separate machines or they can include additional channels through which purified analytes can be further processed and analyzed.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
The Research Foundation for The State University of New York, Albany, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1351824
Patent Number(s):
9625454
Application Number:
12/875,914
Assignee:
The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
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 C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES
DOE Contract Number:  
FG02-06ER46323
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2010 Sep 03
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY

Citation Formats

Strey, Helmut, Kimmerling, Robert, and Bakowski, Tomasz. Rapid and continuous analyte processing in droplet microfluidic devices. United States: N. p., 2017. Web.
Strey, Helmut, Kimmerling, Robert, & Bakowski, Tomasz. Rapid and continuous analyte processing in droplet microfluidic devices. United States.
Strey, Helmut, Kimmerling, Robert, and Bakowski, Tomasz. Tue . "Rapid and continuous analyte processing in droplet microfluidic devices". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1351824.
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