Patent ID: 11913867
Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC G

Claim 11:
12. A method for selectively sorting a plurality of particles disposed in a fluid through an optofluidic device, the method comprising:
supplying a fluid including a plurality of particles of different sizes to an inlet side of a housing of each optofluidic device of a plurality of optofluidic devices;
removing the fluid from an outlet side of the housing of each optofluidic device of the plurality of optofluidic devices;
passing the fluid through a microlens of each optofluidic device of the plurality of optofluidic devices, the microlens disposed within the housing between the inlet side and the outlet side, wherein the fluid flows from the inlet side through the microlens to the outlet side; and
emitting a light beam from a light source of each optofluidic device of the plurality of optofluidic devices in a direction opposite flow direction of the fluid, the light beam defining an optical axis that is perpendicular to the microlens thereby sorting the plurality of particles based on size.