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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2010
Benjamin Miller, Littleton, MA (US);
Brian Hutchison, Medford, MA (US);
Andrew Wilson, Arlington, MA (US);
Jonathan Larson, Chelsea, MA (US);
Qun Zhong, Lexington, MA (US);
Yevgeny Yurkovetsky, Winchester, MA (US);
Darren Link, Lexington, MA (US);
Mark Weary, North Billerica, MA (US);
Benjamin Miller, Littleton, MA (US);
Brian Hutchison, Medford, MA (US);
Andrew Wilson, Arlington, MA (US);
Jonathan Larson, Chelsea, MA (US);
Qun Zhong, Lexington, MA (US);
Yevgeny Yurkovetsky, Winchester, MA (US);
Darren Link, Lexington, MA (US);
Mark Weary, North Billerica, MA (US);
Raindance Technologies, Inc., Lexington, MA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides methods for assessing one or more predetermined characteristics or properties of a microfluidic droplet within a microfluidic channel, and regulating one or more fluid flow rates within that channel to selectively alter the predetermined microdroplet characteristic or property using a feedback control.