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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2018
Applicant:
Brandeis University, Waltham, MA (US);
Inventor:
Seth Fraden, Newton, MA (US);
Assignee:
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 (2006.01); B01L 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/50273 (2013.01); B01L 3/0265 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0406 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0487 (2013.01); B01L 2400/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A microfluidic device comprising at least one isolation unit and at least one capillary valve. The at least one isolation unit has at least one chamber. The at least one chamber configured to receive at least two different aqueous solutions. The at least one capillary valve is configured to allow for the at least two different aqueous solutions to be introduced into the at least one chamber without mixing prior to entering the at least one chamber based at least in part on pressure levels of the at least two different aqueous solutions.