公开(公告)号：GB2570596B

公开(公告)日：2020-12-16

申请号：GB201905496

申请日：2017-10-19

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： YUKSEL TEMIZ ,  MICHEL LIM ,  EMMANUEL DELAMARCHE

IPC: B01L3/00

Abstract: The present invention is notably directed to a microfluidic chip. The chip comprises a main microfluidic channel, on one side of the chip, and a bead integration system. The bead integration system is arranged on said one side of the chip. It comprises an auxiliary microfluidic channel transverse to and in fluidic communication with the main microfluidic channel, so as to form an intersection therewith. The intersection is delimited by structural elements arranged in the main microfluidic channel. The structural elements are configured to retain, at said intersection, beads flowed in a bead suspension liquid advancing in said auxiliary microfluidic channel and passing the intersection. In addition, such structural elements are configured to let liquid advancing in the main microfluidic channel pass the intersection through the structural elements. The invention is further directed to related devices and methods.

公开(公告)号：GB2570596A

公开(公告)日：2019-07-31

申请号：GB201905496

申请日：2017-10-19

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： YUKSEL TEMIZ ,  MICHEL LIM ,  EMMANUEL DELAMARCHE

IPC: B01L3/00

Abstract: The present invention is notably directed to a microfluidic chip. The chip comprises a main microfluidic channel, on one side of the chip, and a bead integration system. The bead integration system is arranged on said one side of the chip. It comprises an auxiliary microfluidic channel transverse to and in fluidic communication with the main microfluidic channel, so as to form an intersection therewith. The intersection is delimited by structural elements arranged in the main microfluidic channel. The structural elements are configured to retain, at said intersection, beads flowed in a bead suspension liquid advancing in said auxiliary microfluidic channel and passing the intersection. In addition, such structural elements are configured to let liquid advancing in the main microfluidic channel pass the intersection through the structural elements. The invention is further directed to related devices and methods.