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US 2006/0186048 A1Published application
Method for fluid sampling
AssigneeApplera Corporation
InventorRoy Tan
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a method for sampling a fluid, such as air. As fluid flows through a device, a scrubbing liquid is positioned in a pattern to contact the fluid and constituents in the fluid are transferred to in the liquid.
Claims22
A method for sampling a fluid, the method comprising:
- providing a sampling fluid in a directional stream;
- positioning a scrubbing liquid in a pattern to intercept the sampling fluid;
- contacting the sampling fluid with the scrubbing liquid to remove at least one constituent from the sampling fluid;
- collecting the scrubbing liquid to collect the constituent;
- and
- analyzing the scrubbing liquid for the presence of the constituent,
- wherein the scrubbing liquid is positioned in the pattern by electrical control.
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A method for sampling gases, the method comprising:
- providing a gas in a directional stream;
- positioning a scrubbing liquid in a pattern droplets to intercept the gas;
- contacting the gas with the scrubbing liquid to remove at least one constituent from the gas;
- collecting the scrubbing liquid to collect the constituent;
- and
- analyzing the scrubbing liquid for the presence of the constituent,
- wherein the scrubbing liquid is positioned in the pattern of droplets by electrowetting on a dielectric.
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A method for sampling gases, the method comprising:
- providing a gas in a directional stream;
- positioning a scrubbing liquid in a pattern of ferrofluid structures to intercept the gas;
- contacting the gas with the scrubbing liquid to remove at least one constituent from the gas;
- collecting the scrubbing liquid to collect the constituent;
- and
- analyzing the scrubbing liquid for the presence of the constituent,
- wherein the scrubbing liquid is positioned in the pattern of ferrofluid structures by applying a magnetic field to the ferrofluid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.