发明授权
- 专利标题: Microfluidic bubble logic devices and methods
- 专利标题(中): 微流控泡泡逻辑器件及方法
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申请号: US12871861申请日: 2010-08-30
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公开(公告)号: US08235071B2公开(公告)日: 2012-08-07
- 发明人: Manu Prakash , Neil Gershenfeld
- 申请人: Manu Prakash , Neil Gershenfeld
- 申请人地址: US MA Cambridge
- 专利权人: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 当前专利权人: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 当前专利权人地址: US MA Cambridge
- 代理商 Norma E. Henderson
- 主分类号: F15B21/00
- IPC分类号: F15B21/00
摘要:
A method for implementing a logic operation employs an all fluid-based no-moving part micro-mechanical logic family of microfluidic bubble logic devices that are constructed from complex sequences of microfluidic channels, microfluidic bubble modulators for programming the devices, and microfluidic droplet/bubble memory elements for chemical storage and retrieval. The input is a sequence of bubbles/droplets encoding information, with the output being another sequence of bubbles/droplets. For performing a set of reactions/tasks, the modulators program the device by producing a precisely timed sequence of bubbles/droplets, resulting in a cascade of logic operations within the microfluidic channel sequence, utilizing the generated bubbles as a control. The devices are based on the principle of minimum energy interfaces formed between the two fluid phases enclosed inside precise channel geometries. Various devices, including logic gates, non-volatile bistable memory, shift registers, multiplexers, and ring oscillators have been designed and fabricated.
公开/授权文献
- US20110048543A1 Microfluidic Bubble Logic Devices and Methods 公开/授权日:2011-03-03
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