WO2002029106A3 - Microfluidic devices and methods of use - Google Patents

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WO2002029106A3
WO2002029106A3 PCT/US2001/030933 US0130933W WO0229106A3 WO 2002029106 A3 WO2002029106 A3 WO 2002029106A3 US 0130933 W US0130933 W US 0130933W WO 0229106 A3 WO0229106 A3 WO 0229106A3
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Hou-Pu Chou
Shulamit Eyal
Anne Y Fu
Stephen R Quake
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Abstract

A microfluidic device comprises pumps, valves, and fluid oscillation dampers. In a device employed for sorting, an entity is flowed by the pump along a flow channel through a detection region to a junction. Based upon an identity of the entity determined in the detection region, a waste or collection valve located on opposite branches of the flow channel at the junction are actuated, thereby routing the entity to either a waste pool or a collection pool. A damper structure may be located between the pump and the junction. The damper reduces the amplitude of oscillation pressure in the flow channel due to operation of the pump, thereby lessening oscillation in velocity of the entity during sorting process. The microfluidic device may be formed in a block of elastomer material, with thin membranes of the elastomer material deflectable into the flow channel to provide pump or valve functionality. Velocity independent cytometry methods and apparatuses are also described.
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