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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2010
Applicants:
Vijay Srinivasan, Durham, NC (US);
Michael G. Pollack, Durham, NC (US);
Arjun Sudarsan, Cary, NC (US);
Zhishan Hua, Durham, NC (US);
Inventors:
Vijay Srinivasan, Durham, NC (US);
Michael G. Pollack, Durham, NC (US);
Arjun Sudarsan, Cary, NC (US);
Zhishan Hua, Durham, NC (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Liquid Logic, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/10 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); B01F 13/00 (2006.01); C07K 1/26 (2006.01); G01N 1/22 (2006.01); G01N 35/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 1/26 (2013.01); G01N 2001/2244 (2013.01); B01L 3/502738 (2013.01); B01L 2300/089 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0427 (2013.01); B01F 13/0076 (2013.01); G01N 2035/1034 (2013.01); B01F 13/0086 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0406 (2013.01); B01L 3/502792 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0867 (2013.01); B01F 13/0084 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0688 (2013.01); B01L 3/502723 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0673 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a droplet actuator and methods of making and using the droplet actuator including one or more substrates configured to form a droplet operations gap and including a physical or chemical feature that may be provided at a predetermined locus within or exposed to the droplet operations gap and configured to retain a bubble in position within the droplet operations gap.