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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2013
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hironobu Tanase, Tokyo, JP;
Takayuki Itou, Kanagawa, JP;
Toru Yata, Kanagawa, JP;
Akiko Tsuji, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Tago, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B03C 7/00 (2006.01); G01N 15/14 (2006.01); B01L 3/02 (2006.01); B03C 7/12 (2006.01); B07C 5/02 (2006.01); B07C 5/344 (2006.01); G01N 15/10 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 15/14 (2013.01); B01L 3/0268 (2013.01); B03C 7/003 (2013.01); B03C 7/12 (2013.01); B07C 5/02 (2013.01); B07C 5/344 (2013.01); G01N 15/1459 (2013.01); G01N 15/1484 (2013.01); B01L 3/5027 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0652 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0816 (2013.01); B01L 2400/027 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0415 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0487 (2013.01); G01N 2015/1006 (2013.01); G01N 2015/1081 (2013.01); G01N 2015/149 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described are microparticle fractionating apparatus and methods of fractionating microparticles. Multiple electrodes may be used to charge droplets when separating and collecting microparticles based on a result analyzed by an optical methodologies. A first electrode may be used to charge a sample fluid, and a second electrode used to apply additional charge near a droplet break-off point.