<p>An electroosmotic (EO) pump is provided that includes a housing having a pump cavity, a porous core medium and electrodes. The porous core medium is positioned within the pump cavity to form an exterior reservoir that extends at least partially about an exterior surface of the porous core medium. The porous core medium has an open inner chamber provided therein. The inner chamber represents an interior reservoir. The electrodes are positioned in the inner chamber and are positioned proximate the exterior surface. The electrodes induce flow of a fluid through the porous core medium between the interior and exterior reservoirs, wherein a gas is generated when the electrodes induce flow of the fluid. The housing has a fluid inlet to convey the fluid to one of the interior reservoir and the exterior reservoir. The housing has a fluid outlet to discharge the fluid from another of the interior reservoir and the exterior reservoir. The housing has a gas removal device to remove the gas from the pump cavity.</p>
申请公布号
EP2362930(A2)
申请公布日期
2011.09.07
申请号
EP20090829798
申请日期
2009.11.25
申请人
ILLUMINA, INC.;THE ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS FOR AND ON BEHALF OFARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
发明人
POSNER, JONATHAN;SALLOUM, KAMIL;LEBL, MICHAL;REED, MARK;BUERMANN, DALE;HAGE, MATTHEW;CRANE, BRYAN;HEINER, DAVID;KAIN, ROBERT