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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 15, 1995
Mark A Burns, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Carlos H Mastrangelo, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Timothy S Sammarco, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Francis P Man, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
James R Webster, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Brian N Johnson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Bradley Foerster, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Darren Jones, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Yakeitha Fields, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Adam Kaiser, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David T Burke, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
The movement and mixing of microdroplets through microchannels is described employing silicon-based microscale devices, comprising microdroplet transport channels, reaction regions, electrophoresis modules, and radiation detectors. The discrete droplets are differentially heated and propelled through etched channels. Electronic components are fabricated on the same substrate material, allowing sensors and controlling circuitry to be incorporated in the same device.