Systems for handling microfludic droplets
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Feb 7, 2017
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Apr 2, 2013
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May 11, 2006
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The invention generally relates to assemblies for displacing droplets from a vessel that facilitate the collection and transfer of the droplets while minimizing sample loss. In certain aspects, the assembly includes at least one droplet formation module, in which the module is configured to form droplets surrounded by an immiscible fluid. The assembly also includes at least one chamber including an outlet, in which the chamber is configured to receive droplets and an immiscible fluid, and in which the outlet is configured to receive substantially only droplets. The assembly further includes a channel, configured such that the droplet formation module and the chamber are in fluid communication with each other via the channel. In other aspects, the assembly includes a plurality of hollow members, in which the hollow members are channels and in which the members are configured to interact with a vessel. The plurality of hollow members includes a first member configured to expel a fluid immiscible with droplets in the vessel and a second member configured to substantially only droplets from the vessel. The assembly also includes a main channel, in which the second member is in fluid communication with the main channel. The assembly also includes at least one analysis module connected to the main channel.
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- B03C:MAGNETIC OR ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION OF SOLID MATE....
- C12Q:MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES O....
- C12N:MICRO-ORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF
- B01L:CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENE....
- G01N:INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMININ....
- B01J:CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS, CO....
- B01F:MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING, DISPERSING
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