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US 12,364,981 B2Granted
Systems and methods for serial flow emulsion processes
AssigneeDropworks, Inc.
InventorsChristopher Michael Perkins, Matthew Ryan Dunn, Andrew Carl Larsen, Donna Kelley, Michael Barich, Kristopher Holub, Pin Kao
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for serial flow emulsion processes. Systems and methods as described herein result in reduced cross-contamination.
Claims20
A system, comprising a sampling device configured to simultaneously filter and introduce a sample fluid into the system,
- wherein the sampling device comprises an intake tube through which the sample fluid is introduced into the system,
- wherein the intake tube comprises:
- a first end operably connected to the system and an intake end through which the sample fluid enters said intake tube;
- and
- a filter element at the intake end having a first dimension configured to block particulate matter present in the sample fluid as said sample fluid enters the intake tube;
- wherein the system further comprises an electrically grounded partitioner configured to generate a plurality of partitions of the sample fluid in a continuous phase.
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A method for filtering a sample fluid for processing in an instrument, comprising:
- flowing a sample fluid into an intake tube of a sampling device fluidly connected to an instrument,
- wherein the intake tube comprises:
- a first end operably connected to the instrument and an intake end through which the sample fluid enters said intake tube;
- and
- a filter element at the intake end having a first dimension configured to block particulate matter present in the sample fluid as said sample fluid enters the intake tube;
- wherein the instrument further comprises an electrically grounded partitioner configured to generate a plurality of partitions of the sample fluid in a continuous phase.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.