Bifurcating mixers and methods of their use and manufacture

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10688456
APP PUB NO 20180345232A1
SERIAL NO

16102518

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Disclosed herein are fluidic mixers having bifurcated fluidic flow through toroidal mixing elements. The mixers operate, at least partially, by Dean vortexing. Accordingly, the mixers are referred to as Dean Vortex Bifurcating Mixers (“DVBM”). The DVBM utilize Dean vortexing and asymmetric bifurcation of the fluidic channels that form the mixers to achieve the goal of optimized microfluidic mixing. The disclosed DVBM mixers can be incorporated into any fluidic (e.g., microfluidic) device known to those of skill in the art where mixing two or more fluids is desired. The disclosed mixers can be combined with any fluidic elements known to those of skill in the art, including syringes, pumps, inlets, outlets, non-DVBM mixers, heaters, assays, detectors, and the like.

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THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIAVANCOUVER BRITISH COLUMBIA V6T 1Z3

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Leaver, Timothy Delta, CA 27 165
Taylor, Robert James Vancouver, CA 111 778
Wild, Andre Vancouver, CA 32 220

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