Apparatus and methods for controlling fluid flow in microchannels
Patent 5632876 Issued on May 27, 1997. Estimated Expiration Date: June 6, 2015. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
204/600, Electrophoretic or electro-osmotic apparatus417/48, ELECTRICAL OR GETTER TYPE417/49, Ionic with gettering417/50, Electromagnetic417/53PROCESSES
By combining electro-osmotic and electrohydrodynamic pumps in a microchannel, both polar and non-polar fluids can be moved along said channel. The pumps can be made from pairs of wire electrodes inserted into openings in the channel and connected to a source of a pulsed DC power. By reversing the voltages on alternate pairs of pumps, fluid flow can be reversed, thereby acting as a gate or valve. By using digital drivers, for example shift registers that can apply a signal to a switching device connected to an electrode by means of enabling and latch signals to an AND gate, control of flow in individual channels in an array of channels can be had with a high degree of integration, and provide for ready manufacturability.
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