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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2016
Imec, Leuven, BE;
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Ku Leuven R&d, Leuven, BE;
Liesbet Lagae, Leuven, BE;
Peter Peumans, Herfelingen, BE;
Kris Verstreken, Schilde, BE;
Dries Vercruysse, Sint Andries, BE;
Chengxun Liu, Leuven, BE;
IMEC, Leuven, BE;
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, KU Leuven R&D, Leuven, BE;
Abstract
A device and method for sorting objects immersed in a flowing medium are disclosed. An example device comprises a holographic imaging unit comprising one or more holographic imaging elements, a fluid handling unit comprising one or more microfluidic channels configured to conduct flowing medium along a corresponding holographic imaging element and at least one microfluidic switch arranged downstream of an imaging region in the microfluidic channel configured to direct objects in the flowing medium into a one of a plurality of outlets. The example device also comprises a processor configured to determine real-time characterizations of holographic diffraction images obtained for the moving objects. The processing unit is further configured to control the at least one microfluidic switch in response to the real-time characterizations.