Method for the production of a solution, associated arrangement and uses of the method and arrangement
First Claim
1. A method for the production of a solution from at least one solid matter in a solvent, the solvent being supplied to a single cavity from a reservoir via a single microchannel, the method comprising:
- storing the at least one solid matter, soluble in the solvent, in the single cavity in a solid state by receiving the at least one solid matter through the single microchannel or the single cavity;
introducing a medium in the single cavity, wherein the medium is paraffm that is insoluble in the solvent, and wherein the medium covers or encloses the at least one solid matter so that dissolution of the solid matter which is soluble in the solvent is prevented;
rinsing the single cavity by allowing a rinsing agent to flow through the single microchannel;
supplying the solvent, through the single microchannel, to the single cavity in which the at least one solid matter is stored; and
treating the medium, which is insoluble in the solvent, in such a way that contact between the solvent and the soluble solid matter, and consequently dissolving of the solid matter, which is in the solid state, in the solvent, occurs and the solution is produced.
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Abstract
Solid matter in a cavity is used to produce a solution of at least one solid matter in a solvent. The solid matter which is soluble in the solvent in initially covered and/or surrounded in the cavity by a medium which is insoluble in a solvent, such that dissolving of the solid matter is prevented. Subsequently the solvent is guided to the cavity and the medium which is insoluble in the solvent is treated in such a manner that contact is made between the solvent and the soluble solid matter, enabling the solid matter to dissolve in the solvent. Solutions including two or more solid matter can be produced in an advantageous manner.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for the production of a solution from at least one solid matter in a solvent, the solvent being supplied to a single cavity from a reservoir via a single microchannel, the method comprising:
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storing the at least one solid matter, soluble in the solvent, in the single cavity in a solid state by receiving the at least one solid matter through the single microchannel or the single cavity; introducing a medium in the single cavity, wherein the medium is paraffm that is insoluble in the solvent, and wherein the medium covers or encloses the at least one solid matter so that dissolution of the solid matter which is soluble in the solvent is prevented; rinsing the single cavity by allowing a rinsing agent to flow through the single microchannel; supplying the solvent, through the single microchannel, to the single cavity in which the at least one solid matter is stored; and treating the medium, which is insoluble in the solvent, in such a way that contact between the solvent and the soluble solid matter, and consequently dissolving of the solid matter, which is in the solid state, in the solvent, occurs and the solution is produced. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29)
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13. A disposable product, comprising:
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one microchannel configured to receive both a solvent and at least one solid matter which is soluble in the solvent; and a cavity configured to receive and store the at least one solid matter, the at least the one solid matter being stored on a wall of the cavity and covered by a thin layer of a medium which is not soluble in the solvent, wherein the medium, which is paraffin that is insoluble in the solvent, is treatable in such a way to permit contact between the solvent and the soluble solid matter, and consequently dissolving of the solid matter, which is in the solid state, in the solvent when a rinsing agent is introduced, to produce a solution. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 26, 27, 30, 31)
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