Patent ID: 11921026
Assignee: CYTONOME/ST, LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 6:
7. A method for anti-sorting particles, the method comprising:
selecting between a first operating mode and a second operating mode based upon input values, target goals, or both received from a user, the first operating mode sorting particles and the second operating mode anti-sorting particles;
flowing a fluidic stream having a plurality of particles from an upstream inlet along a first flow path through a microfluidic channel;
detecting a desired characteristic in one of the plurality of particles using a measurement device located downstream of the inlet and outputting a signal associated with the detection;
applying a force to particles in the plurality of particles free of the desired characteristic using an energy source in a deflection region located downstream of the measurement device, the force causing the particles free of the desired characteristic to deflect to a waste output channel;
using a computing device to control the energy source based on the signal from the measurement device and the input values, the target goals, or both input values and target goals received from the user;
in response to the signal associated with detection of the desired characteristic, controlling the energy source to reduce or eliminate the application of force to avoid application of the force to one or more of the plurality of particles having the desired characteristic such that particles having the desired characteristic continue on a natural flow path to a keep output channel.