Manipulation of microparticles in microfluidic systems
First Claim
1. A method of modifying flow in a microchannel, the method comprising:
- flowing a first particle set into the microchannel;
performing a first assay in the microchannel;
moving the first particle set within the microchannel and flowing a second particle set stacked against the first particle set into the microchannel, thereby altering the hydrodynamic resistance in the microchannel; and
,performing a second assay in the microchannel.
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Abstract
An array of transportable particle sets is used in a microfluidic device for performing chemical reactions in the microfluidic device. The microfluidic device comprises a main channel and intersecting side channels, the main channel and side channels forming a plurality of intersections. The array of particle sets is disposed in the main channel, and the side channels are coupled to reagents. As the particle sets are transported through the intersections of the main channel and the side channels, reagents are flowed through the side channels into contact with each array member (or selected array members), thereby providing a plurality of chemical reactions in the microfluidic system.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of modifying flow in a microchannel, the method comprising:
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flowing a first particle set into the microchannel; performing a first assay in the microchannel; moving the first particle set within the microchannel and flowing a second particle set stacked against the first particle set into the microchannel, thereby altering the hydrodynamic resistance in the microchannel; and
,performing a second assay in the microchannel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of performing assay in a microchannel, the method comprising:
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stacking a first particle set against a second particle set; flowing the first particle set into the microchannel; performing a first assay in the microchannel; moving the first particle set within the microchannel and flowing the second particle set into the microchannel, thereby altering the hydrodynamic resistance in the microchannel; and
,performing a second assay in the microchannel. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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