Patent ID: 9625211
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: B01D,B01J,F26B

Claim:
1. An apparatus for generation and collection of beads, comprising: (a) a bead generator for generating beads dispersed in a carrier fluid, the bead generator comprising a microfluidic device or a piezoelectric droplet generator for generating substantially spherical beads; and (b) a device for separating said beads from said carrier fluid, the device comprising: a bead-receiver arranged to receive said beads dispersed in said carrier fluid from said bead generator, a fluid remover operable to remove fluid from the bead-receiver in a first fluid removal zone by the application of reduced pressure, and a bead collector operable to remove beads from the bead-receiver in a bead collection zone by the application of reduced pressure, the bead-receiver being movable so that beads are movable from the first fluid removal zone to the bead collection zone.