Patent ID: 9068699
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: B01L,F17D,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for partitioning a fluid, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a microfluidic network comprising a first fluid channel and a second fluid channel, wherein hydrodynamic resistance in the second fluid channel is lower than hydrodynamic resistance in the first fluid channel and wherein the first fluid channel and the second fluid channel are in fluid communication with a first region; (b) flowing a first fluid through the first fluid channel, the first region, and the second fluid channel, wherein the first fluid causes hydrodynamic resistance in the second fluid channel to be higher than hydrodynamic resistance in the first fluid channel; and (c) flowing a second fluid in the first fluid channel, wherein the second fluid is immiscible with the first fluid, and wherein the second fluid bypasses the first region, thereby partitioning a portion of the first fluid in the first region.