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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
May. 12, 2006
Applicants:
John R. Gilbert, Brookline, MA (US);
Sebastian Böhm, Inverness, GB;
Manish Deshpande, Canton, MA (US);
Inventors:
John R. Gilbert, Brookline, MA (US);
Sebastian Böhm, Inverness, GB;
Manish Deshpande, Canton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Cytonome/ST, LLC, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F15C 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A microfluidic system includes a bubble valve for regulating fluid flow through a microchannel. The bubble valve includes a fluid meniscus interfacing the microchannel interior and an actuator for deflecting the membrane into the microchannel interior to regulate fluid flow. The actuator generates a gas bubble in a liquid in the microchannel when a sufficient pressure is generated on the membrane.