Magnetohydrodynamic pump with a system for promoting flow of fluid in one direction

Title: Magnetohydrodynamic pump with a system for promoting flow of fluid in one direction

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A magnetohydrodynamic pump for pumping a fluid. The pump includes a microfluidic channel for channeling the fluid, a MHD electrode/magnet system operatively connected to the microfluidic channel, and a system for promoting flow of the fluid in one direction in the microfluidic channel. The pump has uses in the medical and biotechnology industries for blood-cell-separation equipment, biochemical assays, chemical synthesis, genetic analysis, drug screening, an array of antigen-antibody reactions, combinatorial chemistry, drug testing, medical and biological diagnostics, and combinatorial chemistry. The pump also has uses in electrochromatography, surface micromachining, laser ablation, inkjet printers, and mechanical micromilling.

Inventors:

Lemoff, Asuncion V ^[1]; Lee, Abraham P ^[2]

Union City, CA
Irvine, CA

Issue Date:: 2010-07-13

Research Org.:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 993095

Patent Number(s):: 7,753,656

Application Number:: U.S. patent application 10/176,942

Assignee:: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, CA) OAK

DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-48

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 42 ENGINEERING

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