Patent ID: 9562837
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: B01F,B01J,B01L,B03C,C12N,C12Q,G01N

Claim:
1. An assembly, the assembly comprising: a microchannel in a horizontal plane; at least one droplet formation module comprising a sample inlet, an immiscible fluid inlet, and a junction, wherein the junction is located between the sample inlet and the microchannel and the droplet formation module is configured to produce droplets comprising the sample surrounded by the immiscible fluid; and at least one downstream separation chamber comprising a droplet receiving chamber inlet and at least one droplet receiving outlet, wherein the separation chamber is upright to the microchannel and out of the horizontal plane; wherein the droplet formation module and the separation chamber are in fluid communication with each other via the microchannel; and wherein the separation chamber has a wider cross-section than the microchannel cross-section to accumulate a plurality of droplets comprising the sample and is of a volume sufficient to separate the plurality of droplets comprising the sample from the immiscible fluid within the separation chamber.