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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2017
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
Christopher David Hinojosa, Cambridge, MA (US);
Josiah Sliz, Boston, MA (US);
Daniel Levner, Cambridge, MA (US);
Guy Thompson, Lexington, MA (US);
Hubert Geisler, Saint-die-des-Vosges, FR;
Jose Fernandez-Alcon, Cambridge, MA (US);
Donald E. Ingber, Boston, MA (US);
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for improved flow properties in fluidic and microfluidic systems are disclosed. The system includes a microfluidic device having a first microchannel, a fluid reservoir having a working fluid and a pressurized gas, a pump in communication with the fluid reservoir to maintain a desired pressure of the pressurized gas, and a fluid-resistance element located within a fluid path between the fluid reservoir and the first microchannel. The fluid-resistance element includes a first fluidic resistance that is substantially larger than a second fluidic resistance associated with the first microchannel.