MICROFLUIDIC AND NANOFLUIDIC DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND APPLICATIONS

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20140045704A1
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13886068

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The present invention discloses the integration of programmable microfluidic circuits to achieve practical applications to process biochemical and chemical reactions and to integrate these reactions. In some embodiments workflows for biochemical reactions or chemical workflows are combined. Microvalves such as programmable microfluidic circuit with Y valves and flow through valves are disclosed. In some embodiments microvalves of the present invention are used for mixing fluids, which may be part of an integrated process. These processes include mixing samples and moving reactions to an edge or reservoir for modular microfluidics, use of capture regions, and injection into analytical devices on separate devices. In some embodiments star and nested star designs, or bead capture by change of cross sectional area of a channel in a microvalve are used. Movement of samples between temperature zones are further disclosed using fixed temperature and movement of the samples by micropumps.

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INTEGENX INCCALIFORNIA USA CALIFORNIA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Balga, luliu I Fremont, US 1 29
Boronkay, Allen R San Jose, US 38 2238
Horn, Joanne Oakland, US 6 302
Jovanovich, Stevan Bogdan Livermore, US 27 943
Nielsen, William D San Jose, US 36 1368
Van, Nguyen Michael San Diego, US 12 190
Vangbo, Mattias Fremont, US 27 1084

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