MICROMIXING DEVICE FOR MINITURIZATION FOR USE IN MICROFLUIDIC APPLICATIONS

摘要

THERE IS DISCLOSED A MICROMIXING DEVICE (20) FOR MICROFLUIDIC APPLICATIONS COMPRISING A SUBSTRATE, AN ACTUATING CANTILEVER UNIT (100), A PLURALITY OF FLUID CHANNELS, AT LEAST ONE ENCAPSULATION SUBSTRATE (110), INLET AND EXIT CHANNELS (13,14, 15) AND A PLURALITY OF INLET (11, 12) AND OUTLET (16) PORTS; WHEREIN THE CANTILEVER UNIT (100) IS POSITIONED ON SAID SUBSTRATE, IN A MANNER SUCH THAT IT IS ABLE TO ACTUATE DURING MIXING, SAID CANTILEVER UNIT (100) COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF CANTILEVER STRUCTURES, EACH BEING ARRANGED WITHIN THE DEVICE (20) IN A MANNER AT VARIABLE ANGLES WITH RESPECT TO THE WALLS OF THE DEVICE (20). MOST ILLUSTRATIVE DRAWING: FIG 2