Patent ID: 9579446
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: A61L,A61M,B01D,B01L

Claim:
1. A method for processing of particles in a fluid comprising: (a) providing array of passageways fabricated on a die wherein the passageways comprise: the actuators layer further comprises passageway walls connected to actuators, wherein the passageways sizes are controlled by the actuators which move the passageway walls; (b) setting said actuators to narrow said passageway size by moving the passageway walls to a size in between a fully open passageway size and a fully closed passageway size in order to perform one of or any combination of (1) filtering of particles, (2) trapping of particles, or (3) catalyzing of particles reaction; and (c) stream said fluid through said passageways.