US 8,658,430 B2
Manipulating droplet size
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US 8,658,430 B2
Manipulating droplet size
Tech Center:
1700 Chemical and Materials Engineering
Examiner:
Monique Cole
Art Unit:
1798 Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry
Agent:
Brown Rudnick LLP
Inventors:
Benjamin J. Miller; Qun Zhong; Darren Roy Link
Assignee:
BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC.
Priority:
07/20/11
Filed:
07/20/12
Granted:
02/25/14
Expiration:
07/20/31
Abstract
The invention generally relates to methods and systems for manipulating droplet size. In certain aspects, the invention provides methods for manipulating droplet size that include forming droplets of aqueous fluid surrounded by an immiscible carrier fluid, and manipulating droplet size during the forming step by adjusting pressure exerted on the aqueous fluid or the carrier fluid.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
B01B01L2400/0487B01F33/3011B01LB05B7/0012B05BC12Q1/6806C12QY10T436/2575Y10T

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