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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2017
Blacktrace Holdings Ltd., Royston, Hertfordshire, GB;
Mark Gilligan, Royston, GB;
Tim Atkins, Royston, GB;
Andrew Lovatt, Cambridge, GB;
Joe Fiabane, Somersham, GB;
Philip Homewood, Enfield, GB;
Mike Hawes, Benington, GB;
Blacktrace Holdings Ltd., Royston, Hertfordshire, GB;
Abstract
A device (), for receiving fluid, having a block () which comprises: a chamber () comprising a top and a bottom; and a chamber outlet () at the bottom of the chamber (). The block () further comprises a magnetic stirrer () suspended in the chamber (), wherein the magnetic stirrer () terminates above the bottom of the chamber (), and is rotatably supported inside the chamber (). The block () further comprises a microchannel () fluidly connected to the chamber () via the chamber outlet (). The microchannel () may be fluidly connected to a downstream reservoir (), and an upstream reservoir (). The device () is suited for mixing a bead/cell suspension and an oil-based fluid in the microchannel () such that they form an emulsion which comprises a plurality of droplets, wherein at least one of the droplets encapsulates a bead/cell.