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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2014
Board of Regents, the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Adela Ben-Yakar, Austin, TX (US);
Navid Ghorashian, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Sertan Kutal Gökçe, Austin, TX (US);
Sam Xun Guo, Katy, TX (US);
William Neil Everett, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Frederic Bourgeois, Lynn, MA (US);
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
Microfluidic devices for the rapid and automated processing of sample populations are provided. Described are multiplexer microfluidic devices configured to serially deliver a plurality of distinct sample populations to a sample processing element rapidly and automatically, without cross-contaminating the distinct sample populations. Also provided are microfluidic sample processing elements that can be used to rapidly and automatically manipulate and/or interrogate members of a sample population. The microfluidic devices can be used to improve the throughput and quality of experiments involving model organisms, such as