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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2017
The Broad Institute, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Paul Blainey, Cambridge, MA (US);
Dwayne Vickers, San Diego, CA (US);
Nir Hacohen, Brookline, MA (US);
Paul Blainey, Cambridge, MA (US);
Dwayne Vickers, San Diego, CA (US);
Nir Hacohen, Brookline, MA (US);
THE BROAD INSTITUTE, INC., Cambridge, MA (US);
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Cambridge, MA (US);
THE GENERAL HOSPITALL CORPORATION, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for isolating target substrates includes a microfluidic chip, comprising a plurality of processing units, each processing unit comprising: an inlet port, a plurality of first chambers connected to the inlet port by a fluid channel, the fluid channel comprising a plurality of valves, a plurality of second chambers, each of the second chambers connected to a respective first chamber by a fluid channel, each fluid channel including a controllable blocking valve, and a plurality of respective outlet ports, each outlet port in fluid communication with a respective one of said second chambers and each outlet port including a blocking valve. A magnet is adjacent the microfluidic chip and is movable relative to the microfluidic chip. A valve control is capable of actuating certain ones of the controllable blocking valves in response to a control signal.