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Method, system, and program product for controlling chemical reactions in a digital microfluidic system

  • US 20060021875A1
  • Filed: 07/07/2005
  • Published: 02/02/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of controlling chemical reactions in a digital microfluidic system, the method comprising:

  • (i) logically partitioning cells of a digital microfluidic system array into a plurality of virtual components, at least one of the plurality of virtual components being capable of handling droplets of reactants associated with distinct chemical reactions concurrently;

    (ii) determining a respective next cell for each of a plurality of chemical droplets in the digital microfluidic system array, the plurality of chemical droplets comprising the droplets of reactants; and

    (iii) inducing a chemical droplet of the plurality of chemical droplets to move to the respective next cell determined for the chemical droplet by said determining step.

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