TRAPPING STRUCTURES FOR A PARTICLE SEPARATION CELL

摘要

Trapping structures are provided for particle separation devices that make use of traveling wave fluid flow. These trapping structures are operative to capture and collect separated particles and present them for extraction. The extraction can be accomplished in conventional manners, such as through the use of suitable sized pipettes.

主权项

1. A device for trapping particles suspended in fluid moved through a traveling wave system, the device comprising:
at least one inlet operative to receive the fluid having particles suspended therein; a channel extending from the inlet and operative to convey the fluid received at the inlet, the channel having at least one curve therein, the radius of curvature being such that the suspended particles collect at the least one curve as the fluid flows through the channel; and, at least one outlet operative to allow the fluid to flow out of the device.