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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2017
Redbud Labs, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
The University of North Carolina AT the Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Richard Chasen Spero, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Jay Kenneth Fisher, Durham, NC (US);
Richard Superfine, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Redbud Labs, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Abstract
A system, mixing-enhanced microfluidic container, and methods for small volume sample collection and/or analysis is disclosed. Namely, the invention is directed to a small volume sample collection system that includes a mixing-enhanced microfluidic container and a durable reusable actuation chuck. The mixing-enhanced microfluidic container is used to collect small volumes of sample fluid and includes a means for mixing the sample fluid with reagents disposed within the microfluidic container. The mixing means utilize an array of surface-attached structures (e.g., a micropost array). The application of an 'actuation force,' such as a magnetic or electric field, actuates the surface-attached structures into movement, wherein the actuation chuck in close proximity to the mixing-enhanced microfluidic container provides the 'actuation force.'