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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
May. 16, 2014
Applicant:
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 13/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 13/187 (2013.01); F28F 2255/20 (2013.01); F28F 2260/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Microfluidic devices, along with methods of their fabrication, are provided. The microfluidic device can include a substrate defining a microchannel formed between a pair of side walls and a bottom surface and a plurality of nanotips positioned within the microchannel and proximate to each side wall such that a boundary layer is formed along each side wall between the plurality of nanotips and the side wall upon addition of a liquid into the microchannel.