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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
May. 04, 2009
Michael G. Pollack, Durham, NC (US);
Prasanna Thwar, Morrisville, NC (US);
Vamsee K. Pamula, Durham, NC (US);
Allen Eckhardt, Durham, NC (US);
Alexander Shenderov, Raleigh, NC (US);
Dwayne Allen, Durham, NC (US);
Vijay Srinivasan, Durham, NC (US);
Michael G. Pollack, Durham, NC (US);
Prasanna Thwar, Morrisville, NC (US);
Vamsee K. Pamula, Durham, NC (US);
Allen Eckhardt, Durham, NC (US);
Alexander Shenderov, Raleigh, NC (US);
Dwayne Allen, Durham, NC (US);
Vijay Srinivasan, Durham, NC (US);
Advanced Liquid Logic, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Abstract
The invention provides droplet actuators and droplet actuator cassettes including reagent storage capabilities, as well as methods of making and using the droplet actuators and cassettes. The invention also provides continuous flow channel elements and techniques for using electrodes to manipulate droplets in flowing streams. The invention also discloses methods of separating compounds on a droplet actuator. Various other aspects of the invention are also disclosed.