Patent ID: 7901939
Filing Date: 2011-03-08
Classification: B01D,B01F,B01J,B01L,B82Y,C07K,C12N,C12Q,C12Y,C30B,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of crystallization, comprising the steps of: a. providing a first carrier-fluid, a first fluid comprising a precipitant, a second fluid comprising water, and a third fluid comprising a crystallization target wherein the capillary number of an interface between the first carrier fluid and either the first fluid, the second fluid, the third fluid or a mixture thereof is calculated to be sufficient to allow a plurality of plugs to form in the first carrier-fluid, at least one of the plugs comprising the first, second and third fluids; b. introducing the first carrier-fluid into a first microchannel of a substrate; c. introducing into a plug-forming region of the first microchannel: where each of the first, second and third fluids is substantially immiscible with the first carrier-fluid; where pressure is applied when introducing each of the first, second and third fluids; and where the crystallization target forms a crystal in the at least one of the plugs.