公开(公告)号：US20230356226A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-09

申请号：US18023961

申请日：2021-07-30

Applicant: AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Curt A. FLORY ,  Dustin CHANG ,  Kelly KROEGER

IPC: B01L3/00

CPC classification number: B01L3/502784 ,  B01L2200/0621 ,  B01L2200/0673 ,  B01L2300/087 ,  B01L2400/0415

Abstract: A microfluidic apparatus for forming one or more droplets of an aqueous fluid suspended in a non-aqueous fluid is described. The microfluidic apparatus includes a first microfluidic channel configured for flowing an aqueous fluid through the first microfluidic channel and a second microfluidic channel fluidically connected to the first microfluidic channel and adapted to flow a non-aqueous fluid through the second microfluidic channel into the first microfluidic channel. A microfluidic reservoir fluidically connected to the first microfluidic channel and configured to receive a plurality of droplets of the first aqueous fluid. The microfluidic apparatus further includes a first electrode and a second electrode positioned such that application of voltage to the first electrode moves one or more droplets of the aqueous fluid in a first direction and application of voltage to the second electrode moves one or more droplets of the aqueous fluid in a second direction.