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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2017
Applicant:
Fluidic Analytics Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Inventors:
Anthony Douglas, Cambridge, GB;
Tuomas Pertti Jonathan Knowles, Cambridge, GB;
Thomas Mueller, Oberengstringen, CH;
Andrew Lynn, Cambridge, GB;
Assignee:
Fluidic Analytics Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 (2006.01); B01J 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/502746 (2013.01); B01J 19/0093 (2013.01); B01L 3/502715 (2013.01); B01J 2219/0086 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00896 (2013.01); B01L 2200/027 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0867 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0487 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0633 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fluid flow controller for introducing fluids into a microfluidic device is provided. The fluid flow controller comprising, at least one high resistance fluid pathway provided between an inlet port and a connection port; at least one low resistance fluid pathway between the inlet and connection port; and at least one valve configured to enable fluid flow through the high resistance fluid pathway, the low resistance fluid pathway or both.