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Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016

Filed:

Feb. 25, 2014
Applicant:

Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Yoichi Katsumoto, Tokyo, JP;

Kazumasa Sato, Tokyo, JP;

Keiwa Sakai, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B03C 5/00 (2006.01); G01N 15/10 (2006.01); B03C 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B03C 5/005 (2013.01); B03C 5/026 (2013.01); G01N 15/1031 (2013.01); G01N 2015/1081 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided is a flow channel device including: a flow channel through which a fluid including particles flow; a plurality of branch channels branching from the flow channel; a measurement portion that is provided at a predetermined position in the flow channel and configured to measure electrical characteristics when the particles pass the predetermined position; an operation portion that is provided on a downstream side of the measurement portion and on an upstream side of the plurality of branch channels and configured to apply a dielectrophoretic force to the particles by forming an electric field; and an electrical first guard portion provided between the measurement portion and the operation portion.


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