Patent ID: 8844570
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: F15C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fluidic device for generating binary states, the device comprising: a first fluidic channel; a separation barrier; a second fluidic channel separated from at least a part of the first fluidic channel by the separation barrier; an electrode system arranged to provide a voltage potential that traverses at least a portion of the first fluidic channel, at least a portion of the separation barrier, and at least a portion of the second fluidic channel; a first fluid delivery system configured for introducing into the at least a portion of the first fluidic channel, a first fluid at a first instant in time and a second fluid at a second instant in time, wherein the first and the second instants in time correspond to a first binary state and a second binary state characterized by a first voltage differential and a second voltage differential respectively across the at least a portion of the first fluidic channel as a result of the first and second fluids being present in the at least a portion of the first fluidic channel at the first and the second instants in time; and a second fluid delivery system configured for introducing into the at least a portion of the second fluidic channel a third fluid at the first or second instant in time, wherein the third fluid is settable in correspondence to the first or second instants in time to a first physical condition corresponding to the first binary state or a second physical condition corresponding to the second binary state; wherein the first fluid and the second fluid differ from each other in at least one of a) dielectric constant or b) electrical conductivity.