FLUIDIC DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ENCAPSULATING AND PARTITIONING REAGENTS, AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME

摘要

The disclosure provides devices, systems and methods for the generation of encapsulated reagents and the partitioning of encapsulated reagents for use in subsequent analyses and/or processing, such as in the field of biological analyses and characterization.

主权项

1. A method for partitioning microcapsules, comprising:
(a) providing an aqueous fluid comprising a suspension of microcapsules; and (b) flowing the aqueous fluid into a droplet generation junction comprising a partitioning fluid to form a population of droplets of the aqueous fluid in the partitioning fluid, wherein a flow rate of the aqueous fluid is such that no more than 50% of droplets of the population of droplets are unoccupied by a microcapsule from the suspension of microcapsules.