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Microfluidic Mixing

MIT. enterprise forum of washington - baltimore. Microfluidic Mixing. David Ross, Physicist NIST Gaithersburg, MD. MIT. enterprise forum of washington - baltimore. Technology Summary. No turbulence in microfluidics, so little or no mixing

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Microfluidic Mixing

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  1. MIT enterprise forum of washington-baltimore Microfluidic Mixing David Ross, Physicist NIST Gaithersburg, MD www.mitef.org

  2. MIT enterprise forum of washington-baltimore Technology Summary • No turbulence in microfluidics, so little or no mixing • A new method for mixing in microfluidic systems • Highly efficient mixing, even at very high flow rates. www.mitef.org

  3. 70 μm Microfluidic Mixing www.mitef.org

  4. Microfluidic Mixing www.mitef.org

  5. Microfluidic Mixing Slanted wells redirect flow and cause fluids to fold over each other like kneading bread. www.mitef.org

  6. Rapid microfluidic mixing 440 μm www.mitef.org

  7. Rapid microfluidic mixing 440 μm www.mitef.org

  8. Rapid microfluidic mixing 440 μm www.mitef.org

  9. Rapid microfluidic mixing 440 μm www.mitef.org

  10. MIT enterprise forum of washington-baltimore Current Status • Intellectual property: • One issued patent on method (U.S. 6,907,895) • One non-provisional application on device (20050207274) • Ready for licensing • Competitors / substitutes • Many different microfluidic mixers described • Complex branch-recombine structures • Long, slow serpentine • Complex multilayer geometries • Most only effective at low flow rates www.mitef.org

  11. MIT enterprise forum of washington-baltimore Contact • For more information: • David Ross • National Institute of Standards and Technology • 301-975-2525 • david.ross@nist.gov • Laurie Locascio • National Institute of Standards and Technology • 301-975-3130 • laurie.locascio@nist.gov www.mitef.org

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