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US 10,731,201 B2Granted
Processing particle-containing samples
AssigneeHandyLab, Inc.
InventorsKalyan Handique, Gene Parunak, Aaron Kehrer, Betty Wu, Karthik Ganesan
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AssigneeHandyLab, Inc.
InventorsKalyan Handique, Gene Parunak, Aaron Kehrer, Betty Wu, Karthik Ganesan
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A microfluidic device includes an input port for inputting a particle-containing liquidic samples into the device, a retention member, and a pressure actuator. The retention member is in communication with the input port and is configured to spatially separate particles of the particle-containing liquidic sample from a first portion of the liquid of the particle containing fluidic sample. The pressure actuator recombines at least some of the separated particles with a subset of the first portion of the liquid separated from the particles. The device can also include a lysing chamber that receives the particles and liquid from the retention member. The lysing chamber thermally lyses the particles to release contents thereof.
A method of selectively obstructing passage of a liquid sample in a microfluidic network of a microfluidic cartridge, the microfluidic cartridge comprising a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, wherein the second portion and the third portion are diametrically opposed and mated to opposite sides of the first portion to seal at least a portion of the microfluidic network, the method comprising:
A method of selectively obstructing passage of a liquid sample in a microfluidic network of a microfluidic cartridge, the microfluidic cartridge comprising a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, wherein the second portion and the third portion and diametrically opposed and mated to opposite sides of the first portion to seal at least a portion of the microfluidic network, the method comprising:
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