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US 11,794,186 B2Granted
Microfluidic devices including fluidic multiplexers
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsPavel Kornilovich, Alexander Govyadinov, Anand Samuel Jebakumar
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Abstract
An example microfluidic device comprises a plurality of fluidic channels and a fluidic multiplexor. The fluidic multiplexor includes a plurality of fluidic micro-valves fluidically coupled to the plurality of fluidic channels, and a plurality of control lines that cross the plurality of fluidic channels proximal to the plurality of fluidic micro-valves.
Claims12
A microfluidic device comprising:
- a plurality of fluidic channels;
- and
- a fluidic multiplexor (FMUX) including:
- a plurality of fluidic micro-valves fluidically coupled to the plurality of fluidic channels;
- and
- a plurality of control lines that cross the plurality of fluidic channels proximal to the plurality of fluidic micro-valves, wherein at least one of the plurality of control lines crosses under more than one of the plurality of fluidic channels, wherein the plurality of control lines are thermally coupled to the plurality of fluidic micro-valves, and wherein the plurality of control lines are configured to control the plurality of fluidic micro-valves and to allow fluid to flow through a select one of the plurality of fluidic channels and to prevent flow of fluid through the remaining plurality of fluidic channels.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.