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US 2021/0291129 A1Published application
Capillary tube droplet generation systems and methods
OwnerMark A. Grayinventor
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Abstract
A droplet generating system includes a reservoir configured to receive an organic fluid and an aqueous fluid, a barrier separating the reservoir into a first reservoir portion and a second reservoir portion, a tube, and an indexer. The barrier is capable of preventing the aqueous fluid from entering the second reservoir portion from the first reservoir portion. The tube is disposed near the barrier, and the tube has a microfluidic channel. The indexer guides the aqueous fluid and the organic fluid into the microfluidic channel so as to form droplets of the aqueous fluid.
Claims19
A droplet generating system comprising:
- a reservoir configured to receive an organic fluid and an aqueous fluid;
- a barrier separating the reservoir into a first reservoir portion and a second reservoir portion, wherein the barrier is capable of preventing the aqueous fluid from entering the second reservoir portion;
- a tube disposed near the barrier, the tube having a microfluidic channel;
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- an indexer which guides the aqueous fluid and the organic fluid into the microfluidic channel so as to form droplets of the aqueous fluid.
2 more elements
A droplet generating device comprising:
- an indexer configured to receive a first fluid enter from above and a second fluid from below, wherein the first fluid and the second fluid are immiscible;
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- a tube having a microfluidic channel configured to receive the first fluid and second fluid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.