MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ARRANGING OBJECTS

    公开(公告)号:US20190126277A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-02

    申请号:US16178300

    申请日:2018-11-01

    Abstract: Microfluidic systems and methods for arranging a set of objects. In an exemplary method, the set of objects may be transported in carrier fluid along a microfluidic channel structure having a reformatting zone including an object-accessible region and at least one object-excluding region. A portion of the carrier fluid may be moved from the object-accessible region to the at least one object-excluding region in an upstream section of the reformatting zone, to reduce a spacing of objects of the set. The portion of the carrier fluid may be directed into the object-accessible region from the at least one object-excluding region in a downstream section of the reformatting zone, to increase a spacing of objects of the set. The steps of moving and directing in combination may increase the spacing between objects disproportionately for a subset of the objects that are closest to one another.

    MODIFICATION OF SURFACE PROPERTIES OF MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20210162406A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-03

    申请号:US17153311

    申请日:2021-01-20

    Abstract: Compositions, devices, and methods are disclosed for the modification of polymer surfaces with coatings having a dispersion of silicone polymer and hydrophobic silica. The surface coatings provide the polymer surface with high hydrophobicity, as well as increased resistance to biofouling with proteinaceous material. The polymer surfaces can be particularly useful in microfluidic devices and methods that involve the contacting of the covalently modified polymer surfaces with emulsions of aqueous droplets containing biological macromolecules within an oil carrier phase.

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