Fluidic assembly for an ultra-high-speed chromosome flow sorter
Abstract
A fluidic assembly for an ultra-high-speed chromosome flow sorter using a fluid drive system, a nozzle with an orifice having a small ratio of length to diameter, and mechanism for vibrating the nozzle along its axis at high frequencies. The orifice is provided with a sharp edge at its inlet, and a conical section at its outlet for a transition from a short cylindrical aperture of small length to diameter ratio to free space. Sample and sheath fluids in separate low pressure reservoirs are transferred into separate high pressure buffer reservoirs through a valve arrangement which first permit the fluids to be loaded into the buffer reservoirs under low pressure. Once loaded, the buffer reservoirs are subjected to high pressure and valves are operated to permit the buffer reservoirs to be emptied through the nozzle under high pressure. A sensor and decision logic is positioned at the exit of the nozzle, and a charging pulse is applied to the jet when a particle reaches a position further downstream where the droplets are formed. In order to adjust the timing of charge pulses, the distance between the sensing station at the outlet of the nozzle and the droplet breakoff point ismore »
- Inventors:
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- Livermore, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864421
- Patent Number(s):
- 4361400
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- fluidic; assembly; ultra-high-speed; chromosome; flow; sorter; fluid; drive; nozzle; orifice; ratio; length; diameter; mechanism; vibrating; axis; frequencies; provided; sharp; edge; inlet; conical; section; outlet; transition; cylindrical; aperture; free; space; sample; sheath; fluids; separate; pressure; reservoirs; transferred; buffer; valve; arrangement; permit; loaded; subjected; valves; operated; emptied; sensor; decision; logic; positioned; exit; charging; pulse; applied; jet; particle; reaches; position; downstream; droplets; formed; adjust; timing; charge; pulses; distance; sensing; station; droplet; breakoff; determined; stroboscopic; illumination; region; laser; revolving; lucite; cylinder; beam; modulator; illuminated; viewed; television; monitor; charge pulses; sheath fluid; free space; diameter ratio; valve arrangement; television monitor; sharp edge; chromosome flow; ultra-high-speed chromosome; fluidic assembly; flow sorter; fluid drive; decision logic; /256/209/239/
Citation Formats
Gray, Joe W, Alger, Terry W, and Lord, David E. Fluidic assembly for an ultra-high-speed chromosome flow sorter. United States: N. p., 1982.
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@article{osti_864421,
title = {Fluidic assembly for an ultra-high-speed chromosome flow sorter},
author = {Gray, Joe W and Alger, Terry W and Lord, David E},
abstractNote = {A fluidic assembly for an ultra-high-speed chromosome flow sorter using a fluid drive system, a nozzle with an orifice having a small ratio of length to diameter, and mechanism for vibrating the nozzle along its axis at high frequencies. The orifice is provided with a sharp edge at its inlet, and a conical section at its outlet for a transition from a short cylindrical aperture of small length to diameter ratio to free space. Sample and sheath fluids in separate low pressure reservoirs are transferred into separate high pressure buffer reservoirs through a valve arrangement which first permit the fluids to be loaded into the buffer reservoirs under low pressure. Once loaded, the buffer reservoirs are subjected to high pressure and valves are operated to permit the buffer reservoirs to be emptied through the nozzle under high pressure. A sensor and decision logic is positioned at the exit of the nozzle, and a charging pulse is applied to the jet when a particle reaches a position further downstream where the droplets are formed. In order to adjust the timing of charge pulses, the distance between the sensing station at the outlet of the nozzle and the droplet breakoff point is determined by stroboscopic illumination of the droplet breakoff region using a laser and a revolving lucite cylinder, and a beam on/off modulator. The breakoff point in the region thus illuminated may then be viewed, using a television monitor.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982}
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