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Reconfigurable microfluidic device and method of manufacturing the same
US11052391B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-11052391-B2 |
| Application number | US-201916357745-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | Sep 27, 2016 |
| Publication date | Jul 6, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 2021 |
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A microfluidic device, including a controllable shape-changing micropillar where a shape of the shape-changing micropillar is changed by a fluid.
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What is claimed is: 1. A controllable shape-changing micropillar, wherein a shape of the shape-changing micropillar is changed by a fluid. 2. A method of manufacturing a controllable shape-changing micropillar, the method comprising: providing a controllable shape-changing micropillar such that a shape of the shape-changing micropillar is changed by a fluid. 3. A microfluidic device, comprising: a controllable shape-changing micropillar, wherein a shape of the shape-changing micropillar is changed by a fluid. 4. The microfluidic device of claim 3 , wherein the fluid flows through a microchannel. 5. The microfluidic device of claim 3 , wherein the fluid moves through a microchannel in a predetermined direction. 6. The microfluidic device of claim 3 , wherein the fluid moves through a microchannel in a predetermined direction to control the shape of the micropillar. 7. The microfluidic device of claim 3 , wherein the fluid moves around the shape of the shape-changing micropillar through a microchannel in a predetermined direction to control the shape of the micropillar. 8. The microfluidic device of claim 4 , wherein the controllable shape-changing micropillar is integrated inside the microchannel. 9. The microfluidic device of claim 5 , wherein the controllable shape-changing micropillar is integrated inside the microchannel. 10. The microfluidic device of claim 6 , wherein the controllable shape-changing micropillar is integrated inside the microchannel. 11. The microfluidic device of claim 7 , wherein the controllable shape-changing micropillar is integrated inside the microchannel.
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Active control of flow resistance, e.g. flow controllers · CPC title
Sorting or classification of particles or molecules · CPC title
Trapping microscopic beads · CPC title
Microfluidics not provided for in B81B2201/051 - B81B2201/054 · CPC title
Specific details about manufacturing devices · CPC title
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- What does patent US11052391B2 cover?
- A microfluidic device, including a controllable shape-changing micropillar where a shape of the shape-changing micropillar is changed by a fluid.
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- IBM
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B01L3/502746. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
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- Publication date Tue Jul 06 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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