Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus for manipulating droplets
- Patent Title (中): 用于操纵液滴的装置
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Application No.: US11585618Application Date: 2006-10-23
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Publication No.: US08147668B2Publication Date: 2012-04-03
- Inventor: Michael G. Pollack , Vamsee K. Pamula , Richard B. Fair , Hong Ren
- Applicant: Michael G. Pollack , Vamsee K. Pamula , Richard B. Fair , Hong Ren
- Applicant Address: US NC Durham
- Assignee: Duke University
- Current Assignee: Duke University
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Durham
- Agency: Ward & Smith, PA
- Agent William A. Barrett
- Main IPC: B03C5/02
- IPC: B03C5/02

Abstract:
Apparatuses for mixing droplets, such as a binary mixing apparatus, are provided. The binary mixing apparatus includes an array of electrodes and a conducting element positioned in relation to at least one of the electrodes to enable a droplet placed in electrical communication with the at least one electrode to electrically communicate with the conducting element. The binary mixing apparatus additionally includes an electrode selector for sequentially biasing one or more selected electrodes of the array to move a droplet disposed on the array into contact with another droplet. The apparatus further includes a first droplet supply area communicating with the array and a second droplet supply area communicating with the array.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070045117A1 Apparatuses for mixing droplets Public/Granted day:2007-03-01
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