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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2004
Applicant:
Michele Palmieri, Agrate Brianza, IT;
Inventor:
Michele Palmieri, Agrate Brianza, IT;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics S. r. l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B03C 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A microfluidic device includes a microfluidic circuit, having an axis, and an electric field generator, arranged to establish an electric field (E) within at least a section of the microfluidic circuit, the electric field (E) being oriented transversally to the axis. The electric field is used to locally concentrate charged molecules, thus increasing the reaction rate.