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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2012
Applicant:
Archit Giridhar, Singapore, SG;
Inventor:
Archit Giridhar, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
STMICROELECTRONICS ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LTD., Singapore, SG;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/14 (2006.01); F16K 99/00 (2006.01); B01D 61/18 (2006.01); B01D 63/08 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); B01F 11/00 (2006.01); B01F 13/00 (2006.01); F04B 43/04 (2006.01); F04B 43/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 99/0042 (2013.01); B01D 61/18 (2013.01); B01D 63/088 (2013.01); B01F 11/0051 (2013.01); B01F 13/0059 (2013.01); B01L 3/50273 (2013.01); B01L 3/502753 (2013.01); F04B 43/043 (2013.01); F04B 43/14 (2013.01); F16K 99/0015 (2013.01); F16K 99/0025 (2013.01); B01D 2313/18 (2013.01); B01D 2325/021 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0681 (2013.01); B01L 2300/123 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0475 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0481 (2013.01); Y10T 137/0491 (2015.04); Y10T 137/87056 (2015.04);
Abstract
A microfluidic device may include a substrate having a cavity therein, and a bendable membrane within the cavity and having a plurality of spaced apart valve passageways therein. The bendable membrane may be bendable between a first position with the valve passageways being opened, and a second position with the valve passageways being closed. The microfluidic device may further include an actuator configured to bend the bendable membrane between the first and second positions.