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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2015
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Pei-Yu E. Chiou, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Ting-Hsiang S. Wu, Culver City, CA (US);
Sung-Yong Park, Kent Vale, SG;
Michael A. Teitell, Tarzana, CA (US);
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and devices for the formation of droplets of a first fluid in a second fluid and the encapsulation of particles or cells within such droplets are disclosed. Impetus for droplet formation is provided by the creation of a transient bubble, which may be induced using a pulsed laser. Droplet volume and the frequency at which droplets are formed can be controlled by modulation of the pulsed laser. The disclosed methods and devices are particularly suitable for use in microfluidic devices.