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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Jaione Tirapu Azpiroz, Rio de Janeiro, BR;
Emmanuel Delamarche, Thalwil, CH;
Claudius Feger, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Yuksel Temiz, Lüssiweg, CH;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A device for trapping at least one microparticle in a fluid flow is suggested. The device comprises a trapping element and an electrode. The trapping element is configured for trapping the at least one microparticle and has at least one recess for receiving the at least one microparticle. The electrode is configured for generating an asymmetric electric field. In operation, at least one microparticle of a plurality of microparticles passing through the asymmetric electric field is forced into the at least one recess of the trapping element.