Patent ID: 9512466
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: B01J,C12Q,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of forming microdroplets, comprising: a. forming a well plate, using lithography, wherein said well plate comprises a microchannel and a microwell in a surface of said microchannel; b. flowing a first fluid into said microchannel, wherein said microchannel and said microwell are filled with said first fluid; and c. flowing a second fluid into said microchannel, wherein said first fluid is displaced from said microchannel, wherein said first fluid remains in said microwell, wherein a microdroplet of said first fluid is formed; wherein an aspect ratio of a depth of said microchannel to a depth of said microwell is in a range of 1:1.1 to 1:20.