Microchanneled active fluid transport devices
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1. An active fluid transport device that comprises:
- (a) a layer of polymeric film material having a first major surface that includes a structured surface that has a plurality of discrete flow channels disposed thereon, the flow channels extend from a first point to a second point along the structured surface and have a minimum aspect ratio of about 10;
1 and a hydraulic radius no greater than about 300 micrometers;
(b) a source external to the structured surface for providing a potential over the flow channels; and
(c) a connector that is in fluid communication between the discrete flow channels and the external source, which connector allows the potential from the source external to the structured surface to be applied to the flow channels to promote fluid movement through the flow channels from a first location to a second location.
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Abstract
An active fluid transport device (10, 40, 54, 60) that includes a layer (12) of polymeric material. The layer (12) has a structured surface (13) that includes a plurality of substantially discrete flow channels (16). The flow channels (16) have a minimum aspect ratio of about 10 to 1 and a hydraulic radius no greater than about 300 micrometers. The device may also include a connector (20, 55) that allows a potential source (14) external to the structured surface (13) to be placed in fluid communication with the discrete flow channels (16). The potential source (14) promotes fluid movement through the flow channels (16) from a first location to a second location.
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103 Claims
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1. An active fluid transport device that comprises:
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(a) a layer of polymeric film material having a first major surface that includes a structured surface that has a plurality of discrete flow channels disposed thereon, the flow channels extend from a first point to a second point along the structured surface and have a minimum aspect ratio of about 10;
1 and a hydraulic radius no greater than about 300 micrometers;
(b) a source external to the structured surface for providing a potential over the flow channels; and
(c) a connector that is in fluid communication between the discrete flow channels and the external source, which connector allows the potential from the source external to the structured surface to be applied to the flow channels to promote fluid movement through the flow channels from a first location to a second location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 99, 101, 102)
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68. An active fluid transport device that comprises:
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(a) a layer of polymeric film material having a first major surface that includes a structured surface that has a plurality of discrete flow channels disposed thereon, the flow channels extend from a first point to a second point along the structured surface and have a minimum aspect ratio of about 10;
1 and a hydraulic radius no greater than about 300 micrometers;
(b) a source external to the layer of polymeric film material for providing a potential over the flow channels; and
(c) a manifold disposed fluidically between the plurality of flow channels and the external source to connect the flow channels to the source and to apply the potential to the plurality of flow channels to promote fluid movement through the flow channels from a first location to a second location. - View Dependent Claims (69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94)
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95. An active fluid transport device that comprises:
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(a) a capillary module that includes a layer of polymeric film material that has a first major surface that includes a structured surface that is capped with a cap layer to define discrete flow channels, the discrete flow channels allow a fluid to be transported therethrough from a first point to a second point, the flow channels also have a minimum aspect ratio of 10;
1 and a hydraulic radius no greater than about 300 miicrometers;
(b) a source external to the structured surface for providing a potential over the flow channels; and
(c) a connector that is in fluid communication between the discrete flow channels and the external source, which connector allows the potential from the source external to the structured surface to be applied to the flow channels to promote fluid movement through the flow channels from a first location to a second location. - View Dependent Claims (96, 97, 98, 100)
transporting a fluid through the active fluid transport device of claim 95.
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103. A microstructured channeled device that comprises:
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a layer of polymeric film material that has a first major surface that includes a structured surface;
the structured surface comprising flow channels that have a minimum aspect ratio of about 10;
1 and a hydraulic radius no greater than about 300 micrometers;
the flow channels also possessing constituents that enable chemical, catalytic, and ionization reactions to occur as a fluid contacts the channels.
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