Patent ID: 9581528
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: B01L,C12M,C12Q,G01N,Y10T

Claim:
1. Apparatus for carrying out complex processing of particles, the apparatus comprising: a first terminal microchamber and a second terminal microchamber, and at least one intermediate microchamber disposed between the first and second terminal microchambers, said microchambers being arranged in sequence with each other; wherein: each microchamber is comprises an array of selectively energizable electrodes delimiting a plane or floor of the microchamber, the microchambers are hydraulically connected to each other by at least one restriction or orifice, each microchamber includes an inlet orifice and an outlet orifice located at opposite ends of each microchamber, the inlet and outlet orifices of each microchamber are disposed in a direction perpendicular to that of the hydraulic connection between the microchambers, said at least one intermediate microchamber is connected to said terminal microchambers through a first and a second orifice of hydraulic communication in the direction of the sequence of microchambers, said first and second orifices being offset with each other in a transverse direction, which is perpendicular to the direction of arrangement in sequence of the microchambers, said first and second orifices being located one in the vicinity of the inlet orifice and the other in the vicinity of the outlet orifice of said at least one intermediate microchamber.