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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2006
Applicants:
Shoji Takeuchi, Bunkyo-ku, JP;
Hiroaki Suzuki, Bunkyo-ku, JP;
Kei Funakoshi, Bunkyo-ku, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 1/16 (2006.01); G01N 31/20 (2006.01); B01D 11/00 (2006.01); B01D 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides simple and an accurate apparatuses for forming bilayer membranes by the contact of amphipathic monolayers. In one apparatus, amphipathic monolayers are brought into contact and fused by controlling the pressure of liquids introduced from microchannels forming an intersection containing a chamber. In another apparatus, the chamber includes a number of compartments and at least one construction portion. In this apparatus, a droplet is formed within each compartment and contact of amphipatic monolayers is accomplished by adjusting the size of the droplets.