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Title: Method and apparatus for fluid dispersion

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1174207
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A microfluidic method and device for focusing and/or forming discontinuous sections of similar or dissimilar size in a fluid is provided. The device can be fabricated simply from readily-available, inexpensive material using simple techniques.

Research Organization:
Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States); University of Toronto, Toronto, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-00ER45852
Assignee:
President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, MA); The Governing Council of the Univ. of Toronto (Toronto, CA)
Patent Number(s):
8,986,628
Application Number:
13/679,190
OSTI ID:
1174207
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2012 Nov 16
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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