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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2012
Applicants:
Christoph Merten, Heidelberg, DE;
Ramesh Utharala, Miryalaguda, IN;
Inventors:
Christoph Merten, Heidelberg, DE;
Ramesh Utharala, Miryalaguda, IN;
Assignee:
EMBL, Heidelberg, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/28 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01J 3/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/28 (2013.01); B01L 3/502784 (2013.01); G01J 3/46 (2013.01); B01L 2200/026 (2013.01); B01L 2200/061 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0673 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0694 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0816 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0481 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0487 (2013.01); G01J 2003/466 (2013.01); Y10T 137/0318 (2015.04); Y10T 137/469 (2015.04); Y10T 137/877 (2015.04);
Abstract
The present disclosure teaches an apparatus and a method for providing one or more substance liquids to a microfluidic channel network (). The microfluidic apparatus includes valves for switching the one or more substance liquids to a microfluidic channel network (). The apparatus can be used to generate a sequence of the one or more substance liquids as individual droplets in an immiscible separation liquid wherein individual ones of the sequence of droplets are located between the separation liquid.