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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2012
Applicants:
Jens Ducrée, Ashbourne, IE;
Robert Gorkin, Exton, PA (US);
Charles Nwankire, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY, Dublin, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 (2006.01); F16K 99/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/567 (2013.01); B01L 3/502723 (2013.01); B01L 3/502738 (2013.01); F16K 99/003 (2013.01); F16K 99/0015 (2013.01); F16K 99/0063 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0621 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0803 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0409 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0677 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0683 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0694 (2013.01); F16K 2099/0084 (2013.01); Y10T 137/1692 (2015.04);
Abstract
Microfluidic devices and in particular microfluidic devices incorporating a valve for selectively controlling the flow of a fluid within the microfluidic device are described. Specific examples of a microfluidic device are described, comprising a sacrificial valve, desirably one that is dissolvable on contact with a fluid or that is configured to disintegrate or dissolve on experiencing a predetermined pressure.