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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2021
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Adam R. Abate, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jesse Qiuxu Zhang, San Francisco, CA (US);
Leqian Liu, San Francisco, CA (US);
Cyrille L. Delley, San Francisco, CA (US);
Russell Cole, San Francisco, CA (US);
Christian Siltanen, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ata Dolatmoradi, San Jose, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
Provided is a method of generating droplets that includes aspirating a first liquid into a tube, positioning the tube over a receiving liquid, and ejecting the first liquid to generate a plurality of droplets that contact the receiving liquid and remain discrete even after contacting the receiving liquid. Whereas many other droplet generators require complex microfluidics, the present methods allow generation of droplets without the need for microfluidics. The methods can be performed with existing commercially available macro-fluidic liquid handling devices. The methods can be used for digital PCR, digital MDA, enzyme screening, single cell analysis, and other applications involving droplets.