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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2010
Applicants:
Jean-christophe Galas, Montreal, CA;
Emmanuel Roy, Montreal, CA;
Teodor Veres, Montreal, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F17D 1/00 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); F16K 99/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F17D 1/00 (2013.01); B01L 3/502738 (2013.01); F16K 99/0026 (2013.01); F16K 99/0059 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0661 (2013.01); Y10T 137/0379 (2015.04); Y10T 137/7737 (2015.04);
Abstract
A microfluidic valve operable to semi-permanently close a channel of a microfluidic device defined between a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) film and a substrate operates employs a surface contact bond between the TPE and a wall of the channel. Thermomechanical release of the valve, tristate functionality, and repeated semi-permanent closure and release are demonstrated.