Microfluidic cell

US9034162B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9034162-B2
Application numberUS-85390610-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 10, 2010
Priority dateAug 13, 2009
Publication dateMay 19, 2015
Grant dateMay 19, 2015

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A microfluidic cell for the dielectrophoretic separation, accumulation, and/or lysis of polarizable bioparticles, including an interdigital electrode system composed of two electrode groups having interdigitated electrodes, and a micromixer having microchannels and microelevations. The interdigital electrode system and the micromixer are situated on the same side of the cell to improve the separation, accumulation, and/or lysis characteristics. Moreover, also described is a microfluidic system which includes such a microfluidic cell, and use thereof, and a method for separating, accumulating, and/or lysing polarizable bioparticles.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for at least one of separating and accumulating polarizable bioparticles, the method comprising: using a microfluidic cell, including: an interdigital electrode system composed of two electrode groups having interdigitated electrodes; a micromixer having microchannels and microelevations; and a flat electrode situated on a side of a cell opposite from the side on which the interdigital electrode system and the micromixer are situated; wherein…

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What does patent US9034162B2 cover?
A microfluidic cell for the dielectrophoretic separation, accumulation, and/or lysis of polarizable bioparticles, including an interdigital electrode system composed of two electrode groups having interdigitated electrodes, and a micromixer having microchannels and microelevations. The interdigital electrode system and the micromixer are situated on the same side of the cell to improve the sepa…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Stumber Michael, Daub Martina, Rupp Jochen, and 6 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B03C5/026. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue May 19 2015 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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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).