Title:
流体ポンピングシステム
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4092281
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A microfluidic device (10) including a fluidic pumping system (30) is provided. Some embodiments include a fluid-carrying channel (22), a plurality of acoustic pumping elements (32) arranged along the fluid-carrying channel, wherein the acoustic pumping elements (32) are configured to form an acoustic wave focused within the channel (22), and a controller (200) in electrical communication with the plurality of acoustic pumping elements (32), the controller (200) being configured to activate the acoustic pumping elements (32) in such a manner as to cause the acoustic wave to move along the channel (22) to move the fluid through the channel (22).
Inventors:
Daniel Earl Blackley
Application Number:
JP2003370819A
Publication Date:
May 28, 2008
Filing Date:
October 30, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company
International Classes:
B81B1/00; F04D33/00; B01L3/00; F04B9/00; F04B17/00; F04B19/00; F04D35/00; F04F7/00; G01N35/10; H01L41/09; H04R17/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JP36018890B1 | ||||
| JP6233969A | ||||
| JP62008400U | ||||
| JP59183100A | ||||
| JP55005464A | ||||
| JP7111200B2 |
Foreign References:
| WO2001094017A1 | ||||
| US6010316 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Masaki Goto
Yoshio Matsuda
Yoshio Matsuda