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Dual inlet microchannel device and method for using same

  • US 8,974,748 B2
  • Filed: 11/08/2007
  • Issued: 03/10/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A dual inlet microchannel device comprising:

  • a body having formed therein;

    a first fluid inlet;

    a second fluid inlet;

    a fluid outlet; and

    a flow chamber comprising;

    a first flow restrictive neck associated with the first fluid inlet;

    a second flow restrictive neck associated with the second fluid inlet;

    a central portion having one corner of one end associated with the first flow restrictive neck and another corner of the one end associated with the second flow restrictive neck;

    an outlet portion associated with the fluid outlet and an opposite end of the central portion, wherein the opposite end is directly opposite from both an opening of the one corner and an opening of the another corner associated with the one end of the central portion;

    wherein the first fluid inlet is a buffer solution inlet and the second fluid inlet is an analyte solution inlet, and wherein the first flow restrictive neck has an output opening directly opposite an output opening of the second flow restrictive neck;

    wherein the flow chamber has a height of about 10 μ

    m-500 μ

    m, a length of about 2 mm-8 mm, and a width of about 1 mm-5 mm; and

    wherein the first flow restrictive neck and the second flow restrictive neck fluid inlet each has a width of about 100 μ

    m-1000 μ

    m, and a length of about 200 μ

    m-3000 μ

    m.

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