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Microfluidic sorting with high-speed single-layer membrane valves

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Adam R. Abate *
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Jeremy J. Agresti
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David A. Weitz
DOI:10.1063/1.3431281delete
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Sorting is one of the most important applications of microfluidic devices; however, current sorters place specific requirements on the density, size, and electrical properties of the objects to be sorted, limiting applicability. We present widely applicable microfluidic sorting. We use high-speed single-layer membrane valves to control flows in a bifurcating channel junction, to direct the paths of objects. This allows sorting at hundreds of hertz. Moreover, since the sorting action is mechanical, it is very widely applicable-to drops, particles, and even living cells. (C) 2010 American Institute of Physics. [doi:10.1063/1.3431281]
Keywords:
flow control
membranes
microfluidics
microvalves
sorting
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Applied Physics Letters cover
Applied Physics Letters
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Harvard University
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