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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2009
Michael W. L. Watson, Toronto, CA;
Mohamed Abdelgawad, Toronto, CA;
Mais Jebrail, Richmond Hill, CA;
Hao Yang, Toronto, CA;
Aaron R. Wheeler, Toronto, CA;
Michael W. L. Watson, Toronto, CA;
Mohamed Abdelgawad, Toronto, CA;
Mais Jebrail, Richmond Hill, CA;
Hao Yang, Toronto, CA;
Aaron R. Wheeler, Toronto, CA;
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, Toronto, ON, CA;
Abstract
The present invention provides a hybrid digital and channel microfluidic device in the form of an integrated structure in which a droplet may be transported by a digital microfluidic array and transferred to a microfluidic channel. In one aspect of the invention, a hybrid device comprises a first substrate having a digital microfluidic array capable of transporting a droplet to a transfer location, and a second substrate having a microfluidic channel. The first and second substrates are affixed to form a hybrid device in which an opening in the microfluidic channel is positioned adjacent to the transfer location, so that a droplet transported to the transfer location contacts the channel opening and may enter the channel. The invention also provides methods of performing separations using a hybrid digital and channel microfluidic device and methods of assembling a hybrid digital microfluidic device.