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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2006
Applicants:
Igor Mezic, Goleta, CA (US);
Frederic Bottausci, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Idan Tuval, Cambridge, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/447 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Particles are separated, concentrated, or mixed within a fluid by means of a fluid-containing cell having a longitudinal axis, a cross-sectional area generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and at least one particle motivating force directionally interacting with at least one recurrent circulating fluid flow generally aligned with the longitudinal axis within the fluid containing cell.