Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Microfabricated elastomeric valve and pump systems
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Application No.: US11932263Application Date: 2007-10-31
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Publication No.: US08656958B2Publication Date: 2014-02-25
- Inventor: Marc A. Unger , Hou-Pu Chou , Todd A. Thorsen , Axel Scherer , Stephen R. Quake , Markus M. Enzelberger , Mark L. Adams , Carl L. Hansen
- Applicant: Marc A. Unger , Hou-Pu Chou , Todd A. Thorsen , Axel Scherer , Stephen R. Quake , Markus M. Enzelberger , Mark L. Adams , Carl L. Hansen
- Applicant Address: US CA Pasadena
- Assignee: California Institue of Technology
- Current Assignee: California Institue of Technology
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Pasadena
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Main IPC: F15C3/00
- IPC: F15C3/00

Abstract:
A method of fabricating an elastomeric structure, comprising: forming a first elastomeric layer on top of a first micromachined mold, the first micromachined mold having a first raised protrusion which forms a first recess extending along a bottom surface of the first elastomeric layer; forming a second elastomeric layer on top of a second micromachined mold, the second micromachined mold having a second raised protrusion which forms a second recess extending along a bottom surface of the second elastomeric layer; bonding the bottom surface of the second elastomeric layer onto a top surface of the first elastomeric layer such that a control channel forms in the second recess between the first and second elastomeric layers; and positioning the first elastomeric layer on top of a planar substrate such that a flow channel forms in the first recess between the first elastomeric layer and the planar substrate.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090151422A1 MICROFABRICATED ELASTOMERIC VALVE AND PUMP SYSTEMS Public/Granted day:2009-06-18
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