Patent ID: 9394160
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: B01F,B01L,B81C,C12M,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A microfluidic device comprising: a semiconductor body having a first side and a second side; a well in the semiconductor body at the first side, the well having a bottom surface, the well being configured to contain a fluid; and a first stirring structure integrated in the well, the first stirring structure having a first base coupled to the bottom surface of the well and having a first plurality of beams cantilevered from the first base; and an electrode in the bottom surface of the well, ends of the first plurality of beams that are distal from the first base overlapping the electrode, the first plurality of beams being configured to move in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface in response to a first voltage being applied to the electrode and a second voltage being applied to the first plurality of beams.