Contact-line-driven microfluidic devices and methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10940478
APP PUB NO 20190022655A1
SERIAL NO

16071869

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In order to expand capabilities of anisotropic ratchet conveyor (ARC) systems beyond those of the simple systems that include only a single track of consistent rung spacing, disclosed herein are ARC devices, systems, and methods related to ARC gates that can selectively pause droplet transport; ARC switches that can select the direction of droplet transport between two tracks, each moving away from an intersection between the two tracks; and ARC junctions that can move a droplet towards, and then through, an intersection between two tracks.

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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON4545 ROOSEVELT WAY NE SUITE 400 SEATTLE WA 98105

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Bohringer, Karl F Seattle, US 7 56
Holmes, Hallie R Seattle, US 1 1

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