Patent ID: 6309602
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: B01J,B01L,B82Y,C07B,C07H,C07K,C12Q,C40B,F04B,G01N,G11C,H01L

Abstract:
A stacked, multilayer, reconfigurable system for use with fluidic handling of a fluid containing charged materials, comprising:an inlet adapted for coupling to a source of said fluid,a first chamber coupled to said inlet, said first chamber defining a volume bounded at least in part by:a bottom support, andan intermediate member having an upper surface and a lower surface, the intermediate member comprising a sheet of nonporous material that is impermeable to fluids, said intermediate member being spaced apart from said bottom support, andsaid first chamber supporting a plurality of controllable, reconfigurable electrodes adapted for coupling to a power source, the plurality of controllable, reconfigurable electrodes being disposed on said bottom support,a second chamber stacked on top of said first chamber, said second chamber defining a second volume bounded at least in part by:the upper surface of said intermediate member, and a top member for said second chamber, the top member being spaced apart from the upper surface of said intermediate member,at least one via located in said intermediate member, the at least one via permitting passage of said charged materials between said first chamber and said second chamber, andan outlet coupled to said system for the output of materials from said second chamber to external of said system.