Method for high throughput separations in microfluidic systems using small particles
OwnerJay W. Grate, Cindy Bruckner-Lea +2inventors
InventorsJay W. Grate, Cindy Bruckner-Lea, Darrell Chandler, David A. Holman
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Abstract
A method for manipulating small particles in a microfluidic system wherein a fluid flow through a tolerance of the microfluidic system is used to capture large particles, which are then used, in turn, to capture small particles.
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1) an improved method for manipulating small particles in a microfluidic system wherein at least one tolerance of the microfluidic system is greater than the size of the small particles, the improvement comprising providing a layer of large particles, said large particles being sufficiently small enough to capture the small particles, but sufficiently large to not escape through the tolerances within the microfluidic system.
7) An improved method for manipulating small particles having a diameter of between about 5 and 6 microns in a microfluidic system wherein at least one tolerance of the microfluidic system is greater than the size of the small particles, the improvement comprising providing a layer of large particles, said large particles being sufficiently small enough to capture the small particles, but sufficiently large to not escape through the tolerances within the microfluidic system.
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