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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2007
Applicants:
Zongyuan Chen, Claymont, DE (US);
Haim H. Bau, Swarthmore, PA (US);
Michael Mauk, Greenville, DE (US);
Xianbo Qiu, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Jason Kwa, Wellesley, MA (US);
Inventors:
Zongyuan Chen, Claymont, DE (US);
Haim H. Bau, Swarthmore, PA (US);
Michael Mauk, Greenville, DE (US);
Xianbo Qiu, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Jason Kwa, Wellesley, MA (US);
Assignee:
The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/28 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); B81B 5/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed are mechanically-actuated devices for transporting fluids within a microfluidic circuit and performing diagnostic operations on a sample. Also disclosed are related methods for performing sample analysis effected by the motion of an actuator proximate to a microfluidic system.