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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2017
University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Raheel Samuel, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Bruce Gale, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Alex Jafek, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
James Trauba, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Kenneth Aston, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
A microfluidic device can include a temperature regulator positioned to generate a temperature gradient across a thermally controlled portion of the microfluidic device from a high temperature region to a low temperature region. Additionally, the microfluidic device can include a bi-directional microfluidic serpentine pathway having a first terminus and a second terminus. The bi-directional microfluidic serpentine pathway can be oriented along a longitudinal direction transverse to the temperature gradient. Further, the bi-directional microfluidic serpentine pathway can include a plurality of oscillation segments fluidly coupling the first terminus to the second terminus and forming a flow path adapted to oscillate a fluid between the high temperature region and the low temperature region. The bi-directional microfluidic serpentine pathway can have a uniform cross section to facilitate bi-directional flow.