Enhanced mixing in microfluidic devices

• Main Authors: LENIGK RALF, LIU ROBIN HUI, DAI XUNHU, SINGHAL PANKAJ, GRODZINSKI PIOTR, DRUYOR-SANCHEZ ROBERTA L
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 18.09.2003
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE; MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING, DISPERSING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING

The present invention provides microfluidic devices and methods for enhancing mixing and hybridization kinetics in microfluidic assays. More particularly, the present invention is a device and method wherein changing the volume of a gas pocket within a microfluidic device enhances mixing and reactio...