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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2011
Javier L. Prieto, Cambridge, MA (US);
Robert Lin, Irvine, CA (US);
Abraham Phillip Lee, Irvine, CA (US);
Jeffrey S. Fisher, San Diego, CA (US);
Javier L. Prieto, Cambridge, MA (US);
Robert Lin, Irvine, CA (US);
Abraham Phillip Lee, Irvine, CA (US);
Jeffrey S. Fisher, San Diego, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention pertains to methods and systems for on demand droplet generation and impedance based detection. The microfluidic system can utilize an electrical sensor for detecting an electrical property of a fluid and for generating an electrical signal indicating a change in the electrical property of the fluid; a droplet generator coupled to the electrical sensor configured to generate the droplet from the fluid in response to the electrical signal from the electrical sensor; and a microfluidic channel coupled to the droplet generator for receiving the droplet. The method for generating droplets involves measuring an electrical property of the fluid, transmitting an electrical signal indicative of the electrical property, and forming the droplets from the fluid based on the electrical signal.