Particle focusing systems and methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10690290
APP PUB NO 20190178449A1
SERIAL NO

16276974

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A particle focusing system includes an inlet; an inertial focusing microchannel disposed in a substrate and connected to the inlet; and a pressure/flow source configured to drive a particle-containing fluid through the inertial focusing microchannel, where the inertial focusing microchannel includes a side wall having an irregular surface. The side wall includes a first irregularity protruding from a baseline surface away from a longitudinal axis of the inertial focusing microchannel. Alternatively or additionally, the first irregularity and the baseline surface form an angle more than or equal to 135 degrees. The inertial focusing microchannel may have a substantially rectangular cross-section having a height and a width, and a ratio of height to width is approximately 5:4 to 4:1. The system may also include a downstream expanding region having a side wall, where the side wall has a stepped surface.

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THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIAU S A

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Di, Carlo Dino Los Angeles, US 76 843
Lee, Wonhee Daejeon, KR 96 465

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