Method for high throughput separations in microfluidic systems using small particles
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1. ) an improved method for manipulating small particles in a microfluidic system wherein at least one tolerance of the microfluidic system is greater than the size of the small particles, the improvement comprising providing a layer of large particles, said large particles being sufficiently small enough to capture the small particles, but sufficiently large to not escape through the tolerances within the microfluidic system.
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A method for manipulating small particles in a microfluidic system wherein a fluid flow through a tolerance of the microfluidic system is used to capture large particles, which are then used, in turn, to capture small particles.
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- 1. ) an improved method for manipulating small particles in a microfluidic system wherein at least one tolerance of the microfluidic system is greater than the size of the small particles, the improvement comprising providing a layer of large particles, said large particles being sufficiently small enough to capture the small particles, but sufficiently large to not escape through the tolerances within the microfluidic system.
- 7. ) An improved method for manipulating small particles having a diameter of between about 5 and 6 microns in a microfluidic system wherein at least one tolerance of the microfluidic system is greater than the size of the small particles, the improvement comprising providing a layer of large particles, said large particles being sufficiently small enough to capture the small particles, but sufficiently large to not escape through the tolerances within the microfluidic system.
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