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US 2021/0260587 A1Published application
Automatic microfluidic system for continuous and quantitive collection of droplets
AssigneeThe University of Hong Kong
InventorsHo Cheung Shum, Lang Nan, Yuk Heng Tang
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Abstract
Provided are a vehicle body assembling method and a vehicle body assembling apparatus which allow a simple configuration in the vicinity of the connecting portion between an upper jig and a lower jig and allow an increase in the efficiency of assembling work (welding work
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An integrated system, comprising:
- a multi-branch sorter comprising:
- an optical detection setup including a DPSS laser source focused on a detection area;
- a photomultiplier tube;
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- a high-speed camera coupled with beam splitter for fluorescence detection and optical imaging;
- a microfluidic device;
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- independently controlled electro-pneumatic valves connected with glass tube and tubing to drive an outer phase flow through compressed air for droplet pumping.
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A droplet collection method, comprising:
- generating droplets;
- alternatively driving droplets into a plurality of branch channels;
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- collecting droplets separately from each of the plurality of branch channels thereby providing an interval between each droplet collection, thereby increasing collection efficiency.
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A recovery method to extract encapsulants inside droplets, comprising:
- collecting droplet emulsions into a culture plate filled with an aqueous medium;
- spreading an oil phase to a thin layer and the droplets rapidly aggregate at a center;
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- as an oil layer gradually evaporates, a droplet phase directly merges into the aqueous medium when the oil phase completely evaporates.
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