Manipulation of fluids and reactions in microfluidic systems
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G01N-001/38
B01L-003/00
출원번호
US-0525749
(2008-02-06)
등록번호
US-8772046
(2014-07-08)
국제출원번호
PCT/US2008/001544
(2008-02-06)
§371/§102 date
20100309
(20100309)
국제공개번호
WO2008/097559
(2008-08-14)
발명자
/ 주소
Fraden, Seth
Cristobal-Azkarate, Galder
출원인 / 주소
Brandeis University
대리인 / 주소
Meyers, Thomas C.
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422
초록▼
Microfluidic structures and methods for manipulating fluids and reactions are provided. Such structures and methods may involve positioning fluid samples, e.g., in the form of droplets, in a carrier fluid (e.g., an oil, which may be immiscible with the fluid sample) in predetermined regions in a mic
Microfluidic structures and methods for manipulating fluids and reactions are provided. Such structures and methods may involve positioning fluid samples, e.g., in the form of droplets, in a carrier fluid (e.g., an oil, which may be immiscible with the fluid sample) in predetermined regions in a microfluidic network. In some embodiments, positioning of the droplets can take place in the order in which they are introduced into the microfluidic network (e.g., sequentially) without significant physical contact between the droplets. Because of the little or no contact between the droplets, there may be little or no coalescence between the droplets. Accordingly, in some such embodiments, surfactants are not required in either the fluid sample or the carrier fluid to prevent coalescence of the droplets. Structures and methods described herein also enable droplets to be removed sequentially from the predetermined regions.
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1. A method, comprising: providing a microfluidic network comprising a plurality of regions and a microfluidic channel in fluid communication with the plurality of regions;flowing an oil in the microfluidic channel;flowing a first plurality of aqueous droplets into the microfluidic channel through a
1. A method, comprising: providing a microfluidic network comprising a plurality of regions and a microfluidic channel in fluid communication with the plurality of regions;flowing an oil in the microfluidic channel;flowing a first plurality of aqueous droplets into the microfluidic channel through an inlet;positioning each of the plurality of aqueous droplets in a plurality of separate regions;maintaining the plurality of aqueous droplets in the separate regions while the oil is flowing in the microfluidic channel; andremoving the plurality of aqueous droplets positioned in the separate regions; wherein the aqueous droplets are removed in the order that they flowed into the microfluidic channel. 2. A method as in claim 1, wherein the oil or the first fluid do not comprise a surfactant. 3. A method as in claim 1, wherein a first portion of the plurality of droplets comprises a first aqueous fluid and a second portion of the plurality of droplets comprises a second fluid. 4. A method as in claim 3, wherein the second fluid does not comprise a surfactant. 5. A method as in claim 3, wherein the first and second portions of aqueous droplets do not come into physical contact with each other during the positioning or maintaining steps. 6. A method as in claim 1, wherein positioning or maintaining a first aqueous droplet in a first region is independent of flow rate of the oil in the microfluidic channel. 7. A method as in claim 1, wherein a first region is closer in distance to the inlet than a second region. 8. A method as in claim 7, wherein a first aqueous droplet is positioned in the first region before a second droplet is positioned in the second region. 9. A method as in claim 8, further comprising removing the first aqueous droplet from the first region and then removing the second aqueous droplet from the second region. 10. A method as in claim 8, comprising flowing a fluid comprising a surfactant in the microfluidic channel. 11. A method as in claim 8, comprising coating the first or second aqueous droplet with a surfactant. 12. A method as in claim 8, comprising dewetting the first or second aqueous droplet from a surface of the microfluidic channel. 13. A method as in claim 8, wherein positioning of the first aqueous droplet in the first region affects a direction of flow of the second aqueous droplet in the microfluidic network. 14. A method as in claim 1, wherein the microfluidic channel comprises an upstream portion, a downstream portion, and first and second fluid paths, at least one fluid path branching from the upstream portion and reconnecting at the downstream portion. 15. A method as in claim 14, wherein the first and second fluid paths have different resistances to flow. 16. A method as in claim 15, wherein the first fluid path comprises a fluid constriction. 17. A method as in claim 16, wherein a first region is positioned within the first fluid path. 18. A method as in claim 16, wherein the first fluid path has less resistance to flow compared to the second fluid path prior to positioning of the first aqueous droplet in the first region, and the first fluid path has greater resistance to flow after positioning of the first aqueous droplet in the first region. 19. A method as in claim 1, wherein a first region comprises a cross-sectional area approximately the same as a cross-sectional area of the microfluidic channel in fluid communication with the first region. 20. The method of claim 1, wherein the microfluidic channel has a maximum cross sectional dimension of 500 microns or smaller. 21. The method of claim 20, wherein the microfluidic channel has a maximum cross sectional dimension of 100 microns or smaller. 22. The method of claim 1, wherein the first aqueous droplet has a volume of less than 1 nL. 23. The method of claim 1, wherein the oil is a fluorinated oil. 24. A method, comprising: providing a microfluidic network comprising at least a first inlet to a microfluidic channel, a first and a second region for positioning a first and a second aqueous droplet, respectively, the first and second regions in fluid communication with the microfluidic channel, wherein the first region is closer in distance to the first inlet than the second region;flowing an oil in the microfluidic channel;flowing the first aqueous droplet in the microfluidic channel through the first inlet;positioning the first aqueous droplet in the first region;flowing the second droplet in the microfluidic channel through the first inlet and past the first region without the second aqueous droplet physically contacting the first aqueous droplet;positioning the second aqueous droplet in the second region;flowing the first aqueous droplet from the first region toward the first inlet; andflowing the second droplet from the second region past the first region and toward the first inlet without the second aqueous droplet physically contacting the first aqueous droplet, wherein the first and second droplets leave the first inlet in the order in which they entered. 25. The method of claim 24, wherein positioning the first droplet in the first region does not require the use of a surfactant in the oil or the first droplet.
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