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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
May. 16, 2007
Applicants:
Charles N Baroud, Paris, FR;
Jean-pierre Delville, Talence, FR;
Inventors:
Charles N Baroud, Paris, FR;
Jean-Pierre Delville, Talence, FR;
Assignees:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B81B 7/02 (2006.01); B81B 7/00 (2006.01); F15C 4/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for treating drops in a microfluid circuit, comprising at least one microchannel () through which the drops flow, characterized in that a laser () is brought to bear on the interface of said drops in the transport liquid (F), or on the interface of drops in contact, in order to carry out a sorting of the drops, to form nanodrops from a larger drop or to fuse drops () in contact and initiate reactions between the fluids contained in said drops.