Patent ID: 8517596

Claim:
A method of mixing microfluids in a microfluid mixer, the method comprising: directing a first microfluid and a second microfluid into a plurality of first ports fluidly connected to a mixing chamber disposed between a first plate and a base plate; guiding the first and second microfluids into a mixing chamber; directing the first and second microfluids into a plurality of second ports fluidly connected to the plurality of first ports; guiding the first and second microfluids from the plurality of second ports into another mixing chamber disposed between a second plate and the first plate and fluidly connected to the mixing chamber; activating a heating element arranged at the mixing chamber; creating a temperature gradient within the mixing chamber to facilitate diffusion of the first and second microfluids; and operating a diaphragm operatively associated with the mixing chamber and the another mixing chamber to agitate the first microfluid and the second microfluid to form an intimate fluid mixture.