PRESSURE CONTROL IN FLUIDIC SYSTEMS

摘要

Pressure control in fluidic systems is generally described. New trends in chemical synthesis involve the use of continuous reaction schemes, for example, in microfluidic and/or millifluidic devices. In many of these processes, it is often helpful to maintain controlled separation between two liquid phases and/or between a liquid phase and a gas phase. For example, in many processes, liquid-liquid and/or a gas-liquid separations are performed (e.g., between an aqueous and an organic phase)

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
a first fluidic channel; a second fluidic channel; a fluid-permeable medium positioned between the first fluidic channel and the second fluidic channel such that the fluid-permeable medium forms at least a portion of a wall of the first fluidic channel and at least a portion of a wall of the second fluidic channel; and a pressure regulator comprising a moveable surface positioned between the first fluidic channel and the second fluidic channel such that the moveable surface forms at least a portion of a wall of the first fluidic channel and at least a portion of a wall of the second fluidic channel.