Methods and devices to control fluid volumes, reagent and particle concentration in arrays of microfluidic drops

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PATENT NO 9637718
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14114304

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The present invention includes a microfluidic device comprising one or more parking loops 12, each parking loop 12 comprising a bypass channel 14 and a lower branch 16 capable of retaining one or more drops, wherein bypass channel 14 has a smaller hydrodynamic resistance than the lower branch 16.

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TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM2500 BROADWAY LUBBOCK TX 79409

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Bithi, Swastika S Lubbock, US 5 21
Sun, Meng Lubbock, US 35 98
Vanapalli, Siva A Lubbock, US 9 32

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