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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2019
Advanced Liquid Logic, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Duke University, Durham, NC (US);
Ramakrishna Sista, Cary, NC (US);
Vamsee K. Pamula, Cary, NC (US);
Michael G. Pollack, Durham, NC (US);
Vijay Srinivasan, Cary, NC (US);
Allen E. Eckhardt, San Diego, CA (US);
Richard B. Fair, Durham, NC (US);
ADVANCED LIQUID LOGIC, INC., San Diego, CA (US);
DUKE UNIVERSITY, Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
A method comprising effecting a change in a shape of a droplet, wherein the droplet is disposed over a substrate in sensing proximity to a sensor and the droplet has a starting surface area exposed to the sensor; and producing an expanded surface area of the droplet in the sensing proximity exposed to the sensor, wherein the expanded surface area exposed to the sensor is greater than the starting surface area exposed to the sensor.