CPC B01L 3/502761 (2013.01) [B01L 3/502707 (2013.01); B01L 3/502746 (2013.01); B01L 3/567 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0652 (2013.01); B01L 2200/12 (2013.01); B01L 2300/088 (2013.01); B01L 2300/16 (2013.01); B01L 2300/161 (2013.01); B01L 2400/086 (2013.01); B01L 2400/088 (2013.01)] | 23 Claims |
9. A method of fabricating an open microfluidic system, comprising the steps: providing a microfluidic device including a reservoir defined by a surface configured to repel an aqueous solution; patterning a hydrophilic input, a hydrophilic output and a hydrophilic strip interconnecting the input and output on the surface; filling the reservoir with an oil; positioning an input droplet of the aqueous solution on the input and an output droplet of the aqueous solution on the output; fluidically connecting the input droplet and the output droplet along the hydrophilic strip with the aqueous solution; and directing a series of input drops toward the input droplet so as to cause the flow of the aqueous solution from the input droplet toward the outlet droplet along the hydrophilic strip.
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