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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2017
Applicant:
Bio-rad Laboratories, Inc., Hercules, CA (US);
Inventors:
Billy W. Colston, Jr., San Ramon, CA (US);
Benjamin J. Hindson, Livermore, CA (US);
Kevin D. Ness, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Donald A. Masquelier, Tracy, CA (US);
Assignee:
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Hercules, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2018.01); C12Q 1/686 (2018.01); G01N 35/08 (2006.01); B01F 13/00 (2006.01); B01F 3/08 (2006.01); B01L 9/00 (2006.01); B01F 13/10 (2006.01); B01F 5/00 (2006.01); B01F 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/50273 (2013.01); B01F 3/0807 (2013.01); B01F 13/0062 (2013.01); B01F 13/1022 (2013.01); B01L 3/502 (2013.01); B01L 3/502784 (2013.01); B01L 3/52 (2013.01); B01L 9/527 (2013.01); C12Q 1/686 (2013.01); B01F 5/0085 (2013.01); B01F 5/0256 (2013.01); B01F 13/0071 (2013.01); B01L 3/502761 (2013.01); B01L 2200/025 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0636 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0647 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0673 (2013.01); B01L 2200/14 (2013.01); B01L 2200/16 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0609 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0681 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0816 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0829 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0861 (2013.01); B01L 2400/049 (2013.01); G01N 35/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Droplet-based methods of analysis. In an exemplary method, a device having a port connected to a chamber may be selected. A sample-containing fluid may be placed into the port. A pressure differential may be created that drives the sample-containing fluid from the port to the chamber and separates the sample-containing fluid into droplets. A two-dimensional monolayer of the droplets may be formed in the chamber. At least a portion of the monolayer may be imaged.