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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2014
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Yu-Chun Kung, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Pei-Yu E. Chiou, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Ting-Hsiang S. Wu, Culver City, CA (US);
Yue Chen, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Michael A. Teitell, Tarzana, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and devices for the formation and/or merging of droplets in microfluidic systems are provided. In certain embodiments a microfluidic droplet merger component is provided that comprises a central channel comprising a plurality of elements disposed and spaced to create a plurality of lateral passages that drain a carrier fluid out of a fluid stream comprising droplets of a first fluid contained in the carrier fluid; and a deformable lateral membrane valve disposed to control the width of said center channel.