Patent ID: 11872560
Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A method, comprising:
receiving a buffer solution and a sample solution at a microfluidic chip comprising a condenser array fluid communication with an inlet and a plurality of outlets, the condenser array coupled between the inlet and the plurality of outlets, wherein the condenser array comprises a lattice structure and a collection channel, wherein the lattice structure is in fluid communication with a first outlet of the plurality of outlets and is defined a plurality of pillars arranged in a plurality of columns, wherein the collection channel is in fluid communication with a second outlet of the plurality of outlets, wherein the sample solution comprises a sample and waste, wherein the buffer solution and the sample solution flow through the condenser array at a rate greater than about 1.0 nanoliters per hour;
displacing, by the condenser array, the sample from the sample solution in a direction lateral to a side wall of the microfluidic chip, wherein the sample is displaced into the buffer solution; and
collecting the sample separate from the waste via the outlet.