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US 2014/0178917 A1Published application
Fluidic system
AssigneeFraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
InventorsAndre Laschewsky, Erik Wishcherhoff, Carsten Beta, Robert Niedl
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Abstract
A fluidic system that includes at least one channel for the transport of a liquid, the channel being formed of an absorbent material; and at least one switchable polymer gel that functions as a storage reservoir and/or valve for the liquid and is in contact with the absorbent material of the channel.
Claims20
A fluidic system comprising:
- at least one channel configured to transport a liquid, the channel being formed of an absorbent material;
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- at least one switchable polymer gel configured to be a storage reservoir, a valve for the liquid or both and wherein the at least one switchable polymer gel is in contact with the absorbent material of the channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.