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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2021
Applicant:
Emulate, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Levner, Brookline, MA (US);
Josiah Daniel Sliz, Boston, MA (US);
Christopher David Hinojosa, Cambridge, MA (US);
Joshua Gomes, Somerville, MA (US);
Kyung Jin Jang, Andover, MA (US);
Assignee:
EMULATE, INC., Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/12 (2006.01); C12M 3/00 (2006.01); C12M 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/502723 (2013.01); B01L 3/502715 (2013.01); B01L 3/502746 (2013.01); B01L 3/502761 (2013.01); C12M 21/08 (2013.01); C12M 23/16 (2013.01); C12M 23/40 (2013.01); C12M 25/02 (2013.01); C12M 29/10 (2013.01); C12M 29/20 (2013.01); B01L 2200/025 (2013.01); B01L 2200/027 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0605 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0684 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0681 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0816 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0887 (2013.01); B01L 2300/10 (2013.01); B01L 2300/12 (2013.01); B01L 2300/14 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0487 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of removing bubbles from a microfluidic device are described where the flow is not stopped. Methods are described that combine pressure and flow to remove bubbles from a microfluidic device. Bubbles can be removed even where the device is made of a polymer that is largely gas impermeable.