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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
May. 27, 2005
Peter R. C. Gascoyne, Bellaire, TX (US);
Jody Vykoukal, Houston, TX (US);
Jon Schwartz, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Peter R. C. Gascoyne, Bellaire, TX (US);
Jody Vykoukal, Houston, TX (US);
Jon Schwartz, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are apparatuses, systems, and methods for programmable fluidic processors. In one embodiment, the invention involves manipulating droplets across a reaction surface of the processor substantially contact-free of any surfaces. The reaction surface and the electrodes of the processor may include a coating repelling the droplets. Further, the present invention provides for a suitable suspending medium for repelling droplets away from fixed surfaces.