FLUIDIC DEVICES WITH FREEZE-THAW VALVES WITH ICE-NUCLEATING AGENTS AND RELATED METHODS OF OPERATION AND ANALYSIS

摘要

Embodiments of the invention provide fluidic devices such as, but not limited to, microfluidic chips, with one or more freeze thaw valves (FTVs) employing one or more ice-nucleating agents (INAs), that can reliably operate to freeze at relatively higher temperatures and/or at faster rates than conventional microfluidic devices with FTV systems.