Non-planar microstructures for manipulation of fluid samples
First Claim
1. A device for the manipulation of fluids, the device having at least first and second channels for carrying first and second fluid streams, respectively, wherein the first and second channels converge into a common channel to provide a contact region for the fluid streams, and wherein at least the common channel has a depth greater than its width;
- whereby the fluids flowing in the first and second channels flow into the common channel to form at least two fluid streams flowing side by side in the common channel.
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Abstract
This invention comprises an apparatus and method for the manipulation of materials, including particles, cells, macromolecules, such as proteins, nucleic acids and other moieties, in fluid samples. The apparatus comprises an enclosed chamber on a chip having an internal microstructure with surface area substantially greater than the facial surface area of the internal structure. Generally the internal microstructure comprises a continuous network of channels, each of which has a depth substantially greater than its width. The network may comprise a single channel, a single channel with multiple branches, multiple channels, multiple channels with multiple branches, and any combination thereof. The internal structure may present an inert, non-reactive surface, or be coated with a reactive ligand, or be electrically conductive and optionally be coated with an electrical insulator. Discrete portions of the internal structure may differ in structural and surface properties. Multiple chips may be linked together to create a multiplexed array of chambers, optionally linked to other analytical devices.
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1. A device for the manipulation of fluids, the device having at least first and second channels for carrying first and second fluid streams, respectively, wherein the first and second channels converge into a common channel to provide a contact region for the fluid streams, and wherein at least the common channel has a depth greater than its width;
- whereby the fluids flowing in the first and second channels flow into the common channel to form at least two fluid streams flowing side by side in the common channel.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for transferring particles between at least two fluids, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a device having at least first and second channels for carrying first and second fluid streams, respectively, wherein the first and second channels converge into a common channel to provide a contact region for the fluid streams, and wherein at least the common channel has a depth greater than its width; and
b) forcing first and second fluids to flow through the first and second channels, respectively, and into the common channel so that the two fluid streams flow side by side in the common channel. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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