Owl Biomedical, Inc.

University of California

Michigan State University

Kamala Qalandar

Kimberly L Turner

Stefan Miltenyi

John Stuart Foster

Kevin Shields

Nicholas C Martinez

Steven M Shaw

Mehran Hoonejani

Brian S Strachan

A frequency divider apparatus includes a micro-electro-mechanical system ('MEMS') divider that is configured to be driven by an input signal. The MEMS divider includes a passive mechanical device that generates multiple output signals. Each of the output signals has a frequency less than a frequency of the input signal.

Frequency divider apparatus

A particle manipulation system uses a MEMS-based, microfabricated particle manipulation device which has an inlet channel, output channels, and a movable member formed on a substrate. The movable member moves parallel to the fabrication plane, as does fluid flowing in the inlet channel. The movable member separates a target particle from the rest of the particles, diverting it into an output channel. However, at least one output channel is not parallel to the fabrication plane. The device may be used to separate a target particle from non-target material in a sample stream. The target particle may be, for example, a stem cell, zygote, a cancer cell, a T-cell, a component of blood, bacteria or DNA sample, for example. The particle manipulation system may also include a microfluidic structure which focuses the target particles in a particular portion of the inlet channel.

Particle manipulation system with out-of-plane channel and focusing element

Particle manipulation system with out-of-plane channel

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Kamala Qalandar