Patent ID: 8821702
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: B01L,G01N

Abstract:
1. A microfluidic device comprising: at least one fluid channel and at least one pair of electrodes configured to provide an electric field in the at least one channel, wherein the interior of the at least one channel is at least partially coated by an amphiphile forming a lipid bilayer, the lipid bilayer comprising an intercalated non-polar solvent and the interior of at least one channel comprises two or more materials selected from the group consisting of: mica, glass, quartz, platinum, stainless steel, copper, aluminum, nickel, gold, titanium, ceramic, diamond, silicon, silicon nitride, silicone, high-density polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polydimethylsiloxane, polymethyl-methacrylate, polystyrene, cellulose acetate, polyimide, and polycarbonate.