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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2005
Applicants:
Jeremy Levitan, Cambridge, MA (US);
Martin Z. Bazant, Winchester, MA (US);
Martin Schmidt, Reading, MA (US);
Todd Thorsen, Arlington, MA (US);
Inventors:
Jeremy Levitan, Cambridge, MA (US);
Martin Z. Bazant, Winchester, MA (US);
Martin Schmidt, Reading, MA (US);
Todd Thorsen, Arlington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/453 (2006.01); G01N 27/447 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention provides devices and apparatuses comprising the same, for the mixing and pumping of relatively small volumes of fluid. Such devices utilize nonlinear electrokinetics as a primary mechanism for driving fluid flow. Methods of cellular analysis and high-throughput, multi-step product formation using, devices of this invention are described.