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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2011
Kak Namkoong, Yongin-si, KR;
Joon-ho Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Won-jong Jung, Yongin-si, KR;
Chin-sung Park, Yongin-si, KR;
Kak Namkoong, Yongin-si, KR;
Joon-ho Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Won-jong Jung, Yongin-si, KR;
Chin-sung Park, Yongin-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
A microfluidic device including at least one microvalve which controls a flow of a fluid, where the at least one microvalve includes: a pneumatic layer, a fluidic layer disposed opposite to the pneumatic layer; an elastomer membrane disposed between the pneumatic layer and the fluidic layer; and an asymmetric valve seat protruding from a surface of the fluidic layer toward a surface of the elastomer membrane and asymmetrically dividing a space between the fluidic layer and the elastomer membrane.