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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2022
Seagate Technology Llc, Fremont, CA (US);
Riyan Alex Mendonsa, Edina, MN (US);
Gemma Mendonsa, Edina, MN (US);
Brett R. Herdendorf, Mound, MN (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
A microfluidic system includes a fluidic platform having a surface, a first liquid disposed onto the fluidic platform, and a droplet disposed onto the first liquid. The first liquid has a first temperature. The droplet has a second temperature higher than the first temperature so that the droplet is levitated above the first liquid by a cushion of vapor of the first liquid. In an embodiment, a device is configured to provide a magnetic field that has variable strength across the surface. A location of a magnetic droplet relative to the surface area is affected by the magnetic field. A method includes providing a fluidic platform, providing a magnetic field, introducing a first liquid onto the fluidic platform, introducing a first magnetic droplet onto the first liquid, and locally varying the magnetic field.