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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2014
Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, FR;
Centre National DE LA Recherche Scientifique, Paris, FR;
Charles Baroud, Paris, FR;
Gabriel Amselem, Paris, FR;
Sébastien Sart, Bailly, FR;
Raphaël Tomasi, Paris, FR;
ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE, Palaiseau, FR;
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, Paris, FR;
Abstract
A method for handling, in a microfluidic system, microdrops which include samples, including the steps of forming, in an oil, microdrops of an aqueous solution containing a sample, the oil and/or the aqueous solution containing a sample including a gelling agent; trapping the microdrops by means of surface-tension traps pre-arranged in a trapping area; and at least partially gelling the oil in the trapping area and/or at least partially gelling the trapped microdrops.