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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2012
Applicants:
Pei-yu E. Chiou, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Kuo-wei Huang, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Igor Y. Khandros, Orinda, CA (US);
Ming C. Wu, Moraga, CA (US);
Inventors:
Pei-Yu E. Chiou, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Kuo-Wei Huang, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Igor Y. Khandros, Orinda, CA (US);
Ming C. Wu, Moraga, CA (US);
Assignee:
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B03C 5/00 (2006.01); B03C 5/02 (2006.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B03C 5/026 (2013.01); B03C 5/005 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); B03C 2201/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
Microfluidic devices in which electrokinetic mechanisms move droplets of a liquid or particles in a liquid are described. The devices include at least one electrode that is optically transparent and/or flexible.