Chemistry: electrical and wave energy – Processes and products – Electrophoresis or electro-osmosis processes and electrolyte...
Reexamination Certificate
2008-02-11
2010-06-29
Noguerola, Alex (Department: 1795)
Chemistry: electrical and wave energy
Processes and products
Electrophoresis or electro-osmosis processes and electrolyte...
C204S632000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07744737
ABSTRACT:
A microfluidic device comprising independently addressable arrays of interdigitated electrodes can be used to assembly and transport large-scale microparticle structures. The device and method uses collective phenomena in a negatively polarized suspension exposed to a high-gradient strong ac electric field to assemble the particles into predetermined locations and then transport them collectively to a work area for final assembly by sequentially energizing the electrode arrays.
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Acrivos Andreas
James Conrad D.
Khusid Boris
Kumar Anil
Bieg Kevin W.
Noguerola Alex
Sandia Corporation
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