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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2016
Applicant:
Imec Vzw, Leuven, BE;
Inventors:
Richard Min, San Jose, CA (US);
Liesbet Lagae, Leuven, BE;
Chengxun Liu, Leuven, BE;
Chengjun Huang, Leuven, BE;
Assignee:
IMEC VZW, Leuven, BE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 15/10 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); B03C 1/01 (2006.01); B03C 1/033 (2006.01); B03C 1/28 (2006.01); C40B 60/14 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01); G01N 15/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 15/1031 (2013.01); B01L 3/502715 (2013.01); B01L 3/502761 (2013.01); B03C 1/01 (2013.01); B03C 1/0332 (2013.01); B03C 1/0335 (2013.01); B03C 1/288 (2013.01); G01N 15/1056 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0652 (2013.01); B01L 2300/06 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0864 (2013.01); B01L 2300/12 (2013.01); B01L 2400/043 (2013.01); B03C 2201/18 (2013.01); B03C 2201/26 (2013.01); G01N 35/0098 (2013.01); G01N 2015/1081 (2013.01); G01N 2015/149 (2013.01);
Abstract
A microfluidic magnetic selector comprises a microfluidic channel comprising at least one bifurcation, forming a selection portion of the selector and splitting the microfluidic channel into a main channel and at least one selection channel; at least one magnetic flux concentrator for concentrating a magnetic flux at the level of the bifurcation, and means for generating a magnetic field within the magnetic flux concentrator, and a controller for controlling magnetic pulses through the magnetic flux concentrator.