Various aspects of the present invention relate to the control and manipulation of fluidic species, for example, in micro fluidic systems. In one set of embodiments, droplets may be …
RO Guldiken, MC Jo, J Zhe - US Patent 9,821,310, 2017 - Google Patents
US9821310B2 - Two-stage microfluidic device for acoustic particle manipulation and methods of separation - Google Patents US9821310B2 - Two-stage microfluidic device for …
JA Laugharn Jr, BS Garrison - US Patent 7,981,368, 2011 - Google Patents
Acoustic energy is used to control motion in a fluid. According to one embodiment, the invention directs acoustic energy at selected naturally occurring nucleation features to …
JA Laugharn Jr, BS Garrison - US Patent 6,948,843, 2005 - Google Patents
Acoustic energy is used to control motion in a fluid. According to one embodiment, the invention directs acoustic energy at selected naturally occurring nucleation features to …
RN Ellson, MW Mutz - US Patent 6,710,335, 2004 - Google Patents
The invention relates to the efficient transport of a small volume of fluid, such as may be required by mass spectrometers and other devices configured to process and/or analyze …
X Ding, TJ Huang - US Patent 9,608,547, 2017 - Google Patents
An apparatus for manipulating particles uses tunable stand ing Surface acoustic waves includes a channel defined on a Substrate and a pair of variable frequency interdigital trans …
Microfluidic devices and methods for the encapsulation of particles within liquid droplets are disclosed. The new methods and devices form 1-100 picoliter-size monodisperse droplets …
KA Rose, KA Fisher, DA Wajda, RP Mariella Jr… - US Patent …, 2014 - Google Patents
An ultrasonic microfluidic system includes a separation channel for conveying a sample fluid containing small particles and large particles, flowing substantially parallel, adjacent to a …
R Wilson, JM Cooper, J Reboud - US Patent 9,375,690, 2016 - Google Patents
A fluidics apparatus is disclosed for manipulation of at least one fluid sample, typically in the form of a droplet. The apparatus has a substrate surface with a sample manipulation zone …