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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2012
Applicants:
Janet W. Lou, Springfield, VA (US);
Carl A. Villarruel, Burke, VA (US);
Ross Schermer, Springfield, VA (US);
Inventors:
Janet W. Lou, Springfield, VA (US);
Carl A. Villarruel, Burke, VA (US);
Ross Schermer, Springfield, VA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F15C 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The application of an optical beam redirects sheathed micro-fluidic flow without direct interaction with the sample. The hydrodynamic properties of the sheath are locally modified due to optical absorption and heating, resulting in a spatial shift of the sample flow. The technique can result in up to 100 μm shift at peak flow velocities of 19 mm/sec.