Capillary mixing device
First Claim
1. A system capable of carrying out mixing in a capillary chamber, comprising:
- a. a chamber device, comprising;
i. a liquid impervious housing;
ii. a chamber in said housing having capillary spacing in one dimension and non-capillary spacing in other dimensions; and
iii. a plurality of magnetic or magnetically inducible particles in said chamber; and
b. a magnetic device, comprising;
i. means for generating a moving magnetic field; and
ii. means for retaining said chamber device in an orientation so that said moving magnetic field causes said particle to move in said chamber over a distance sufficient to effect mixing.
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Abstract
A capillary mixing device, comprising a liquid impervious housing; an interior space in the housing comprising a chamber in the housing having capillary spacing in one dimension and non-capillary spacing in other dimensions; and a plurality of magnetic or magnetically inducible particles in the chamber. The chamber is normally accessed through one or more capillary passageways leading to a surface of the housing and is adapted to be retained by a magnetic device that comprises means for generating a moving magnetic field and means for retaining the chamber device in an orientation so that the magnetic field has a field vector that intersects the capillary chamber perpendicular to the dimension having capillary spacing.
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21 Claims
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1. A system capable of carrying out mixing in a capillary chamber, comprising:
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a. a chamber device, comprising; i. a liquid impervious housing; ii. a chamber in said housing having capillary spacing in one dimension and non-capillary spacing in other dimensions; and iii. a plurality of magnetic or magnetically inducible particles in said chamber; and b. a magnetic device, comprising; i. means for generating a moving magnetic field; and ii. means for retaining said chamber device in an orientation so that said moving magnetic field causes said particle to move in said chamber over a distance sufficient to effect mixing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A capillary mixing device, comprising:
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a. a liquid impervious housing; b. an interior space in said housing comprising; i. a chamber in said housing having capillary spacing in one dimension and non-capillary spacing in other dimensions; and
,ii. first and second capillary passageways in said housing connected to said chamber; and c. a plurality of magnetic or magnetically inducible particles in said chamber. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of mixing in a capillary chamber, comprising:
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a. adding a liquid to be mixed to a mixing device comprising; i. a liquid impervious housing; ii. a chamber in said housing having capillary spacing in one dimension and non-capillary spacing in other dimensions; and iii. a plurality of magnetic or magnetically inducible particles in said chamber; and b. generating a rotating magnetic field in said chamber. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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