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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2008
Jeff Squier, Golden, CO (US);
David W. M. Marr, Golden, CO (US);
Robert Applegate, Golden, CO (US);
Tor Vestad, Golden, CO (US);
Jeff Squier, Golden, CO (US);
David W. M. Marr, Golden, CO (US);
Robert Applegate, Golden, CO (US);
Tor Vestad, Golden, CO (US);
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (US);
Abstract
The direct integration of light and optical control into microfluidic systems presents a significant hurdle to the development of portable optical trapping-based devices. A simple, inexpensive fiber-based approach is provided that allows for easy implementation of diode-bars for optical particle separations within flowing microfluidic systems. Models have also been developed that demonstrate the advantages of manipulating particles within flow using linear geometries as opposed to individually focused point traps as traditionally employed in optical-trapping micromanipulation.