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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2012
Applicants:
Oliver Hofmann, London, GB;
Simon Rattle, Woking, GB;
Claire Walshe, Ealing, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Molecular Vision Limited, London, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 11/02 (2006.01); G01N 13/02 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 11/02 (2013.01); B01L 3/502746 (2013.01); G01N 13/02 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0681 (2013.01); B01L 2300/088 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0816 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0406 (2013.01); B01L 2400/086 (2013.01); B01L 2400/088 (2013.01);
Abstract
This invention relates to a method of inducing fluid flow in a passive capillarity filled microfluidic device involving the use of a dual flow control reagent system, wherein the first flow control reagent is a surfactant which reduces surface tension of an aqueous fluid sample and the second flow control reagent is a viscosity enhancer.