Device and method for generating droplets

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PATENT NO 11872533
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16498002

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The invention relates to a device (1) for generating droplets (30) comprising a plurality of channels (20), wherein each channel (20) extends from an inlet (201) along a respective longitudinal axis (L) to an outlet (202), wherein said device (1) comprises a plurality of layers (10) of a substrate material arranged in a stack (100), wherein each layer (10) comprises a first side (101) and a second side (102) facing away from each other, and wherein said first side (101) of each layer (10) comprises a plurality of grooves (103), wherein said channels (20) are formed by said grooves (103) of said first side (101) of a respective layer (10) of said stack (100) and said second side (102) of a respective adjacent layer (10) of said stack (100). The invention further relates to a method for generating droplets (30) and a fabrication method of the device (1).

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ETH ZURICH8092 ZÜRICH

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Ofner, Alessandro Zurich, CH 2 0
Schwendimann, Pascal Biel, CH 1 0
Studart, André R Zurich, CH 6 2

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