DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SORTING MICROFLUID PARTICLES
Patent Information
- Application Number
- DE602018080688
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2017-04-19
- Filing Date
- 2018-04-19
- Publication Date
- 2025-04-02
- Estimated Expiration
- 2038-04-19
AI Technical Summary
Current cell sorting technologies are unable to efficiently sort large numbers of cells with high viability, yield, and purity in a short amount of time, and they are not suitable for Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) production due to safety concerns and complexity.
A single-junction microfluidic particle sorter with a thermal vapour bubble generator and a vortex element is used to create a transient flow that directs particles into a sort channel, eliminating the need for a side channel and allowing for efficient parallelization on a chip.
This solution enables high-speed sorting of fragile particles like biological cells with improved purity, yield, and viability, while also simplifying the microfluidic chip design and enhancing safety for GMP applications.