摘要:
The invention concerns a microfluidic device (1) comprising at least one micro-channel delimited by lower (2), lateral (4) and upper (5) walls and designed to contain at least one liquid (6) and at least one fluid (7) non-miscible with the liquid (6). The microfluidic device comprises means for stabilizing the interface between the liquid and the fluid. The stabilizing means include at least one electrode (9) arranged on at least one part of a first wall of the micro-channel, over the entire length thereof and at least one counter-electrode (10) arranged over the entire length of the micro-channel, on at least one part of a second wall, arranged opposite the electrode. The electrode (9) and the counter-electrode (10) are preferably respectively arranged on the micro-channel lower (2) and upper (5) walls.
摘要:
A system (20) having a microfluidic channel structure (3;103) in which fluids (A, B; A-C) are able to interact to produce at least one product, and an automated closed-loop control mechanism to autonomously control a condition in, or of, the channel structure, the control mechanism having:- a sensor (27) adapted to produce a sensor signal (29) representative of a predetermined property of the at least product which is dependent on the condition in, or of, the channel structure, means (25) adapted to vary the condition in, or of, the channel structure, and a computer (21) which is adapted to receive the sensor signal and to cause the means to vary the condition in, or of, the channel structure in dependence of the sensor signal.
摘要:
In a chemical reactor (50), a gas and a liquid which are in trace volumes are used to produce air bubbles and thus increase the interface area between the gas and liquid, substantially enhancing the efficiency of reaction between the gas and liquid. The chemical reactor comprises the following: a sheath flow forming block (10) which forms a plurality of alternating sheath flows with two mutually unmixable fluids (61, 62), a plurality of inlet ports (1, 2) through which the two fluids (61, 62) flow into the sheath flow forming block (10), a contraction zone (11) which simultaneously contracts a plurality of sheath flows formed in the sheath flow forming block (10), and reaction flow channels (21, 22) each of which is connected with the contraction zone (11) and is smaller in width than the sheath flow forming block (10).
摘要:
A fine channel device comprising a fine channel (19) provided with at least two inlet ports (11, 28, 29) for feeding fluid, inlet channels communicated with the inlet ports, a confluent portion (37) communicated with the inlet channels to feed the fluid, a branch portion (4) communicated with the fine channel, from which at least two outlet channels are branched to feed predetermined amounts of fluid, and outlet ports (12, 30, 31) communicated with the outlet channels, wherein the fine channel (19) is provided with a plurality of partition walls (22) along a boundary formed by at least two kinds of fluid (13, 14) fed from the inlet ports so as not to cause mutual contamination of fluid, whereby different kinds of fluid flowing in the fine channel in an adjacent state can form stably the fluid boundary and each kind of fluid can be discharged from a predetermined outlet port separately without causing the mutual contamination of fluid between adjacent flows of the fluid, is provided. By using such fine channel device, a chemical reaction can be accelerated by making two different kinds of fluid contact at the fluid boundary in a flowing direction of fluid in the fine channel of the fine channel device.
摘要:
Multifluidic devices and methods are provided for enhancing detection of a diffusion pattern formed by particles diffusing between at least two fluid streams (I) parallel laminar flow such that an interface is formed between them by increasing the dimension of the streams in the diffusion direct. This may be accomplished by flowing the streams through a transforming turn, or by flowing the streams through a channel having diverging walls. Devices and methods are also provided for enhancing diffusion between two streams comprising changing the interface between said streams from a narrow interface to a broad interface.
摘要:
In order to facilitate diffusive transfer of an entity such as a solute between immiscible fluids and subsequent separation of the fluids without mixing, method and apparatus are disclosed having first and second fluid flow paths (11, 12) carrying first and second immiscible fluids, the flow paths communicating with one another in an interface region (16) in which the fluids contact one another and a stable open interface is formed. Diffusive transfer takes place across the interface, and subsequently the fluids flow away from the interface without mixing. The width of the flow paths in the interface region measured normal to the interface lies between 10 and 500 micrometres.
摘要:
Two reaction partners (educts) are stored in separate receptacles (2, 3, 4, 5) and are pumped at an overpressure to a micromixer (18) via warmed heat exchangers (11) using regulating and dosing devices (6, 7) such as dosing pumps. The educts are respectively separated and heated inside the heat exchangers (11, 12) in such a way that the required reaction temperature is immediatedly attained in the micromixer (18) during the mixing process. Polymerization occurs downstream in a tubular reactor (20) that is made of series-mounted tubes (21, 22, 23).