Patent ID: 9440207
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: B01F,B01L

Claim Text:
1. A microfluidic structure for manipulating fluids, comprising N mixing levels, wherein at least one mixing level comprises, i. a trifurcated junction, whereby a first merged channel for carrying a first fluid is trifurcated into a first transfer channel for carrying the first fluid, a first mixing channel for carrying the first fluid, and a second mixing channel for carrying the first fluid, ii. a bifurcated junction, whereby a second transfer channel for carrying a second fluid is bifurcated into a third transfer channel for carrying the second fluid and a third mixing channel for carrying the second fluid; iii. a merging junction, merging the first mixing channel for carrying the first fluid with the third mixing channel for carrying the second fluid to form a second merged channel for carrying a mixed fluid, wherein the first mixing channel and the third mixing channel are in direct connection at the merging junction; and N≧1.