Microfluidic systems

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8828210
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12738268

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This invention relates to microfluidic systems and more particularly to methods and apparatus for accessing the contents of micro droplets (114) in an emulsion stream. A method of accessing the contents of a droplet (114) of an emulsion in a microfluidic system, the method comprising: flowing the emulsion alongside a continuous, non-emulsive stream of second fluid (118) to provide an interface (120) between said emulsion and said stream of second fluid (118); and in embodiments applying one or both of an electric (112a, 112b) and magnetic field across said interface (120) to alter a trajectory of a said droplet (114) of said emulsion to cause said droplet to coalesce with said stream of second fluid (118); and accessing said contents of said droplet (114) in said second stream (118).

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CAMBRIDGE ENTERPRISE LIMITEDTHE OLD SCHOOLS TRINITY LANE CAMBRIDGE CAMBRIDGESHIRE CB2 1TN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Abell, Chris Cambridgeshire, GB 13 1045
Bratton, Daniel Cambridgeshire, GB 10 242
Fidalgo, Luis M Cambridgeshire, GB 1 13
Huck, Wilhelm T S Cambridgeshire, GB 6 9
Whyte, Graeme Cambridgeshire, GB 5 42

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