Moving microdroplets
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1. A device comprising a microdroplet transport channel etched in substrate, said substrate selected from the group consisting of silicon, quartz and glass, said channel comprising one or more hydrophobic regions.
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The movement and mixing of microdroplets through microchannels is described employing microscale devices, comprising microdroplet transport channels, reaction regions, electrophoresis modules, and radiation detectors. The discrete droplets are differentially heated and propelled through etched channels. Electronic components are fabricated on the same substrate material, allowing sensors and controlling circuitry to be incorporated in the same device.
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- 1. A device comprising a microdroplet transport channel etched in substrate, said substrate selected from the group consisting of silicon, quartz and glass, said channel comprising one or more hydrophobic regions.
- 6. A device comprising a microdroplet transport channel, said channel comprising i) first and second ends, and ii) a hydrophobic regions disposed within said channel between said first and second ends.
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