FLUIDIC ARRAYS AND METHOD OF USING

摘要

The present invention relates to fluidic systems and, in particular, fluidic arrays and methods for using them to promote interaction of materials. In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a microfluidic system. The microfluidic system includes a first fluid path and a second fluid path segregated from the first fluid path by a first convection controller at a first contact region, wherein at least one of the first fluid path and the second fluid path has a cross-sectional dimension of less than about 1 millimeter. In another embodiment, the present invention is directed to a method of promoting interaction. The method of promoting interaction includes the steps of introducing a first fluid including a first material into a first fluid path having a cross-sectional dimension of less than one millimeter, introducing a second fluid including a second material into a second fluid path segregated from the first fluid path by a convection controller at a contact region, and allowing the first and second materials to interact at the contact region.