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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019

Filed:

Mar. 02, 2016
Applicant:

The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (US);

Inventors:

Ryan C. Bailey, Urbana, IL (US);

Steven R. Doonan, Urbana, IL (US);

Yi Xu, Urbana, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/447 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); B01L 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/502784 (2013.01); B01L 3/0241 (2013.01); B01L 3/502715 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0668 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0673 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0645 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0864 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0867 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0883 (2013.01); B01L 2400/043 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0415 (2013.01); G01N 27/44791 (2013.01);
Abstract

In one representative embodiment, a device includes a main microchannel and at least two other microchannels. The main microchannel defines a main fluid flow path and has an opening, and first and second microchannels defining a first and second fluid flow paths, respectively. The first fluid flow path is in fluidic communication with the main fluid flow path via the opening and forms a first angle relative to the main microchannel less than 90 degrees. The second microchannel defines a second fluid flow path in fluidic communication with the main fluid flow path via the opening and in fluidic communication with the first fluid flow path. The second microchannel forms a second angle relative to the main microchannel less than 90 degrees. The first and second microchannels form a third angle relative to one another, with the third angle being between 60 and 135 degrees.


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