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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2012
John S. Foster, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Daryl W. Grummitt, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
John C. Harley, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Jaquelin K. Spong, Falls Church, VA (US);
Kimberly L. Turner, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
John S. Foster, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Daryl W. Grummitt, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
John C. Harley, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Jaquelin K. Spong, Falls Church, VA (US);
Kimberly L. Turner, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Innovative Micro Technology, Goleta, CA (US);
Abstract
A MEMS-based system and a method are described for separating a target particle from the remainder of a fluid stream. The system makes use of a unique, microfabricated movable structure formed on a substrate, which moves in a rotary fashion about one or more fixed points, which are all located on one side of the axis of motion. The movable structure is actuated by a separate force-generating apparatus, which is entirely separate from the movable structure formed on its substrate. This allows the movable structure to be entirely submerged in the sample fluid.