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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
May. 24, 2005
Morteza Gharib, San Marino, CA (US);
Derek Rinderknecht, Pasadena, CA (US);
Mladen Barbic, San Gabriel, CA (US);
Morteza Gharib, San Marino, CA (US);
Derek Rinderknecht, Pasadena, CA (US);
Mladen Barbic, San Gabriel, CA (US);
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Abstract
An electromagnetic actuator for a microfluidic pump of the type that causes periodic pinching and releasing against the walls of a fluidic channel, e.g., a tube. At least one permanent magnet is placed against the walls of the fluidic channel, and located in an area with magnetic fields, produced by coils that are radially symmetric to the channel. The permanent magnet is cause to press and release against the wall of the fluid channel to cause a fluid flow through the channel.