Inventors:
Mark A. Burns - Ann Arbor MI, US
Carlos H. Mastrangelo - Ann Arbor MI, US
Timothy S. Sammarco - Ann Arbor MI, US
Francis P. Man - Ann Arbor MI, US
James R. Webster - Ann Arbor MI, US
Brian N. Johnson - Ann Arbor MI, US
Bradley Foerster - Ann Arbor MI, US
Darren Jones - Ann Arbor MI, US
Yakeitha Fields - Ann Arbor MI, US
Adam Kaiser - Ann Arbor MI, US
David T. Burke - Ann Arbor MI, US
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor MI
International Classification:
F02M 31/02, B32B 27/04, C12M 1/34
US Classification:
261147, 422 63, 422 99, 422198, 435 6, 4352871
Abstract:
The movement and mixing of microdroplets through microchannels is described employing silicon-based microscale devices, comprising microdroplet transport channels, reaction regions, electrophoresis modules, and radiation detectors. The discrete droplets are differentially heated and propelled through etched channels. Electronic components are fabricated on the same substrate material, allowing sensors and controlling circuitry to be incorporated in the same device.