公开(公告)号：US20160310942A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-27

申请号：US15135461

申请日：2016-04-21

Applicant: University of Washington

Inventor： Paul Yager ,  Joshua Buser ,  Samantha Byrnes ,  Erin K. Heiniger ,  Peter C. Kauffman ,  Paula Ladd

IPC: B01L3/00 ,  C12Q1/68

CPC classification number: B01L3/50273 ,  B01L2300/069 ,  B01L2300/0864 ,  B01L2300/0867 ,  B01L2400/0406 ,  B01L2400/0683 ,  C12Q1/6844

Abstract: The present technology is directed to capillarity-based devices for performing chemical processes and associated system and methods. In one embodiment, for example, a device can include a first porous element having a first pore size and configured to receive a fluid at its proximal portion, and a second porous element having a second pore size greater than the first pore size and configured to receive a fluid at its proximal portion. The first porous element can be positioned across the second porous element such that an overlapping region exists between the porous elements where the porous elements are in fluid communication. Before delivery of the fluid to the second porous element, the fluid pressure at the overlapping region is greater than the capillary pressure of the second porous element such that a fluid delivered to the first porous element wicks through its overlapping portion without wetting the second porous element.

Abstract translation: 本技术涉及用于执行化学过程和相关系统和方法的基于毛细管的装置。 在一个实施例中，例如，装置可以包括具有第一孔径并被配置为在其近端部分处接收流体的第一多孔元件和具有大于第一孔径的第二孔径的第二多孔元件，并且被配置为 在其近端部分接收流体。 第一多孔元件可以跨越第二多孔元件定位，使得在多孔元件处于流体连通的多孔元件之间存在重叠区域。 在将流体输送到第二多孔元件之前，重叠区域处的流体压力大于第二多孔元件的毛细管压力，使得输送到第一多孔元件的流体通过其重叠部分吸入而不润湿第二多孔元件 。