| US 7,604,394 B2 | ||
| Self-cleaning and mixing microfluidic elements | ||
| Sivaramakrishnan Krishnamoorthy, Madison, Ala. (US); and Jianjun Feng, Cincinnati, Ohio (US) | ||
| Assigned to CFD Research Corporation, Huntsville, Ala. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 06, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/516,358. | ||
| Application 11/516358 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/307907, filed on Dec. 02, 2002, granted, now 7,189,578. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0209940 A1, Sep. 13, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. B01F 13/00 (2006.01); H02K 44/00 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); B03C 5/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 366—341 [417/50; 422/50; 204/547] | 3 Claims |
| 1. A mixing element for a microdevice comprising:
a) a mixing compartment having a principal axis of symmetry in fluid communication with a channel and
b) first through fourth pairs of electrically coupled, elongated mixing electrodes located on the interior surface of the
mixing compartment wherein:
(i) the first electrodes of the first and second mixing electrode pairs are adjacent and parallel to one another and aligned
axially with respect to the principal axis of symmetry;
(ii) the second electrodes of the first and second mixing electrode pairs are adjacent and parallel to one another and aligned
with a plane orthogonal to the principal axis of symmetry;
(iii) the first electrodes of the third and fourth mixing electrode pairs are adjacent and parallel to one another and aligned
axially with respect to the principal axis of symmetry; and
(iv) the second electrodes of the third and fourth mixing electrode pairs are adjacent and parallel to one another and aligned
with a plane orthogonal to the principal axis of symmetry.
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