GB2495182B - Method for splitting droplets in microfluidic junction and system for splitting droplets in microfluidic juction - Google Patents
Method for splitting droplets in microfluidic junction and system for splitting droplets in microfluidic juctionInfo
- Publication number
- GB2495182B GB2495182B GB1215443.1A GB201215443A GB2495182B GB 2495182 B GB2495182 B GB 2495182B GB 201215443 A GB201215443 A GB 201215443A GB 2495182 B GB2495182 B GB 2495182B
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- microfluidic
- splitting droplets
- juction
- splitting
- droplets
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired - Fee Related
Links
Classifications
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01J—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
- B01J19/00—Chemical, physical or physico-chemical processes in general; Their relevant apparatus
- B01J19/0093—Microreactors, e.g. miniaturised or microfabricated reactors
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
- B01F23/00—Mixing according to the phases to be mixed, e.g. dispersing or emulsifying
- B01F23/40—Mixing liquids with liquids; Emulsifying
- B01F23/41—Emulsifying
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
- B01F33/00—Other mixers; Mixing plants; Combinations of mixers
- B01F33/30—Micromixers
- B01F33/301—Micromixers using specific means for arranging the streams to be mixed, e.g. channel geometries or dispositions
- B01F33/3011—Micromixers using specific means for arranging the streams to be mixed, e.g. channel geometries or dispositions using a sheathing stream of a fluid surrounding a central stream of a different fluid, e.g. for reducing the cross-section of the central stream or to produce droplets from the central stream
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
- B01L3/00—Containers or dishes for laboratory use, e.g. laboratory glassware; Droppers
- B01L3/50—Containers for the purpose of retaining a material to be analysed, e.g. test tubes
- B01L3/502—Containers for the purpose of retaining a material to be analysed, e.g. test tubes with fluid transport, e.g. in multi-compartment structures
- B01L3/5027—Containers for the purpose of retaining a material to be analysed, e.g. test tubes with fluid transport, e.g. in multi-compartment structures by integrated microfluidic structures, i.e. dimensions of channels and chambers are such that surface tension forces are important, e.g. lab-on-a-chip
- B01L3/502769—Containers for the purpose of retaining a material to be analysed, e.g. test tubes with fluid transport, e.g. in multi-compartment structures by integrated microfluidic structures, i.e. dimensions of channels and chambers are such that surface tension forces are important, e.g. lab-on-a-chip characterised by multiphase flow arrangements
- B01L3/502784—Containers for the purpose of retaining a material to be analysed, e.g. test tubes with fluid transport, e.g. in multi-compartment structures by integrated microfluidic structures, i.e. dimensions of channels and chambers are such that surface tension forces are important, e.g. lab-on-a-chip characterised by multiphase flow arrangements specially adapted for droplet or plug flow, e.g. digital microfluidics
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- G01N35/00—Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups G01N1/00 - G01N33/00; Handling materials therefor
- G01N35/08—Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups G01N1/00 - G01N33/00; Handling materials therefor using a stream of discrete samples flowing along a tube system, e.g. flow injection analysis
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
- B01F2215/00—Auxiliary or complementary information in relation with mixing
- B01F2215/04—Technical information in relation with mixing
- B01F2215/0413—Numerical information
- B01F2215/0418—Geometrical information
- B01F2215/0431—Numerical size values, e.g. diameter of a hole or conduit, area, volume, length, width, or ratios thereof
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
- B01L2200/00—Solutions for specific problems relating to chemical or physical laboratory apparatus
- B01L2200/06—Fluid handling related problems
- B01L2200/0605—Metering of fluids
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
- B01L2200/00—Solutions for specific problems relating to chemical or physical laboratory apparatus
- B01L2200/06—Fluid handling related problems
- B01L2200/0673—Handling of plugs of fluid surrounded by immiscible fluid
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
- B01L2300/00—Additional constructional details
- B01L2300/08—Geometry, shape and general structure
- B01L2300/0809—Geometry, shape and general structure rectangular shaped
- B01L2300/0816—Cards, e.g. flat sample carriers usually with flow in two horizontal directions
Landscapes
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
- Dispersion Chemistry (AREA)
- General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
- Clinical Laboratory Science (AREA)
- Hematology (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Immunology (AREA)
- Pathology (AREA)
- Biochemistry (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Organic Chemistry (AREA)
- Physical Or Chemical Processes And Apparatus (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
PL396493A PL229042B1 (en) | 2011-09-30 | 2011-09-30 | Method for sharing drops in a microflow connector and a system to share drops in a microflow connector |
Publications (3)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
GB201215443D0 GB201215443D0 (en) | 2012-10-17 |
GB2495182A GB2495182A (en) | 2013-04-03 |
GB2495182B true GB2495182B (en) | 2016-03-23 |
Family
ID=47074977
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
GB1215443.1A Expired - Fee Related GB2495182B (en) | 2011-09-30 | 2012-08-30 | Method for splitting droplets in microfluidic junction and system for splitting droplets in microfluidic juction |
Country Status (2)
Country | Link |
---|---|
GB (1) | GB2495182B (en) |
PL (1) | PL229042B1 (en) |
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US11919001B2 (en) | 2017-06-22 | 2024-03-05 | Sphere Fluidics Limited | Droplet dispensing systems |
Families Citing this family (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
GB201207031D0 (en) * | 2012-04-23 | 2012-06-06 | Shim Jung Uk | A method to generate and manipulate femtoliter volume microfluidic droplet and its application to immunoassay |
JP2018162990A (en) * | 2017-03-24 | 2018-10-18 | 株式会社エンプラス | Liquid handling device, liquid handling method, and liquid handling system |
Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
GB2395196A (en) * | 2002-11-14 | 2004-05-19 | Univ Cardiff | Microfluidic device |
DE10339452A1 (en) * | 2003-08-22 | 2005-03-17 | Institut für Physikalische Hochtechnologie e.V. | Equipment for microtechnological structuring of fluids used in analytical or combinatorial biology or chemistry, has dosing, splitting and fusion devices in fluid pathway |
US20110114190A1 (en) * | 2009-11-16 | 2011-05-19 | The Hong Kong University Of Science And Technology | Microfluidic droplet generation and/or manipulation with electrorheological fluid |
WO2012109138A1 (en) * | 2011-02-07 | 2012-08-16 | President And Fellows Of Harvard College | Systems and methods for splitting droplets |
-
2011
- 2011-09-30 PL PL396493A patent/PL229042B1/en unknown
-
2012
- 2012-08-30 GB GB1215443.1A patent/GB2495182B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
Patent Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
GB2395196A (en) * | 2002-11-14 | 2004-05-19 | Univ Cardiff | Microfluidic device |
DE10339452A1 (en) * | 2003-08-22 | 2005-03-17 | Institut für Physikalische Hochtechnologie e.V. | Equipment for microtechnological structuring of fluids used in analytical or combinatorial biology or chemistry, has dosing, splitting and fusion devices in fluid pathway |
US20110114190A1 (en) * | 2009-11-16 | 2011-05-19 | The Hong Kong University Of Science And Technology | Microfluidic droplet generation and/or manipulation with electrorheological fluid |
WO2012109138A1 (en) * | 2011-02-07 | 2012-08-16 | President And Fellows Of Harvard College | Systems and methods for splitting droplets |
Non-Patent Citations (1)
Title |
---|
Chemical Engineering Science Vol 64 No 22, Nov 2011, Chung et al "Effect of viscoelasticity on drop dynamics in 5:1:5 contraction/expansion microchannel flow" pages 4515-4524 * |
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US11919001B2 (en) | 2017-06-22 | 2024-03-05 | Sphere Fluidics Limited | Droplet dispensing systems |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
GB201215443D0 (en) | 2012-10-17 |
PL229042B1 (en) | 2018-06-29 |
GB2495182A (en) | 2013-04-03 |
PL396493A1 (en) | 2013-04-02 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
EP2748968A4 (en) | Online system and method for using the same | |
EP2661705A4 (en) | Method and system for facilitating text input | |
EP2705419A4 (en) | Database system and method | |
EP2673723A4 (en) | Method and system for providing content | |
EP2901331A4 (en) | Method and system for cross-terminal cloud browsing | |
EP2745212A4 (en) | Virtual zeroisation system and method | |
GB201117278D0 (en) | Method and system | |
ZA201309700B (en) | Electrodesalination system and method | |
IL216056A0 (en) | Combined database system and method | |
EP2707805A4 (en) | Composite public cloud, method and system | |
EP2746936A4 (en) | Method and system for starting application in linux container | |
IL228447A0 (en) | System and method for marketing | |
PT2747693T (en) | Tattoo removal system and method | |
EP2789120A4 (en) | Collaboration system and method | |
EP2782704A4 (en) | System and method for cardboard-handling | |
EP2859682A4 (en) | A method and system for self-broadcasting in a social experience environment | |
EP2742457A4 (en) | System and method for coarsening in reservoir simulation system | |
EP2761490A4 (en) | Cloud management system and method | |
HK1207755A1 (en) | Method and system for online advertising | |
EP2795564A4 (en) | System and method for promoting media in an online distribution platform | |
GB2519018B (en) | Temperature-controlled combustion system and method | |
PL2790497T3 (en) | System and method for applying liquid mixtures | |
EP2721476A4 (en) | System and method for recommending fonts | |
GB201105480D0 (en) | Recycling system and method | |
IL237715A0 (en) | System and method for facilitating social trading |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
PCNP | Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |
Effective date: 20160830 |