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Manipulation of fluids, fluid components and reactions in microfluidic systems

  • US 8,592,221 B2
  • Filed: 04/18/2008
  • Issued: 11/26/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • providing a microfluidic network comprising a first region and a microfluidic channel in fluid communication with the first region;

    flowing a first fluid in a first direction in the microfluidic channel;

    flowing a second fluid in the first direction in the microfluidic channel;

    partitioning at least a portion of the first fluid in the first region by flowing the second fluid past the first region, so as to form a first droplet of the first fluid in the first region; and

    maintaining the droplet in the first region while the second fluid is flowing in the first direction.

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