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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2015
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Jaione Tirapu Azpiroz, Rio de Janeiro, BR;
Emmanuel Delamarche, Thalwil, CH;
Claudius Feger, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Yuksel Temiz, Lüssiweg, CH;
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B03C 5/00 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); B03C 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B03C 5/005 (2013.01); B01L 3/502761 (2013.01); B03C 5/026 (2013.01); B01L 3/502746 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0652 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0668 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0684 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0424 (2013.01); B01L 2400/084 (2013.01); B03C 2201/18 (2013.01); B03C 2201/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A microchannel for processing microparticles in a fluid flow comprises a first and second pairs of electrodes. The first pair of electrodes is configured for generating an asymmetric first electric field and for sorting the microparticles to provide sorted microparticles. The second pair of electrodes is configured for generating an asymmetric second electric field and for trapping at least some of the sorted microparticles.