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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2013
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Elliot E. Hui, Irvine, CA (US);
Philip N. Duncan, Fullerton, CA (US);
Transon V. Nguyen, Cambridge, MA (US);
The Regents of The University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
Microfluidic oscillator circuits and pumps for microfluidic devices are provided. The microfluidic pump may include a plurality of fluid valves and a microfluidic oscillator circuit having an oscillation frequency. The fluid valves may be configured to move fluids. Each fluid valve may be connected to a node of the microfluidic oscillator circuit. The pumps may be driven by the oscillator circuits such that fluid movement is accomplished entirely by circuits on a microfluidic chip, without the need for off-chip controls.