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| 20080225087 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EJECTING DROPLETS USING CHARGE CONCENTRATION AND LIQUID BRIDGE BREAKUP - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for ejecting droplets using charge concentration and liquid bridge breakup. The droplet ejection apparatus includes a reservoir storing a liquid; a capillary nozzle having a lower end submerged in the liquid stored in the reservoir and an upper end exposed outside the surface of the liquid, the capillary nozzle transferring the liquid to the upper end using capillary force; a potentiostat for applying a voltage to the liquid; a substrate mount on which a substrate is disposed to face the upper end of the capillary nozzle; and a distance adjusting unit for reciprocatingly moving the substrate between first and second positions with respect to the capillary nozzle, wherein the first position denotes a position where a distance between the upper end of the capillary nozzle and the surface of the substrate is less than a effective distance. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080316261 | DROPLET PRINTING APPARATUS USING CAPILLARY ELECTRIC CHARGE CONCENTRATION - A droplet printing apparatus using capillary electric charge concentration includes a reservoir which contains a solution, a capillary nozzle comprising a back-end part and a front-end part disposed substantially opposite the back-end part, a target member spaced apart from the front-end part of the capillary nozzle at a predetermined distance, and a voltage supplier which supplies a voltage to the solution, wherein the back-end part is immersed in the solution and transmits the solution to the front-end part. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20100060697 | METHOD OF PRINTING DROPLET USING CAPILLARY ELECTRIC CHARGE CONCENTRATION - A method of printing droplets using capillary electric charge concentration includes: providing a capillary nozzle comprising a back-end part and a front-end part disposed substantially opposite the back-end part; spacing a target member apart from the front-end part of the capillary nozzle at a predetermined distance; immersing the back-end part in a solution; and supplying a voltage to the solution. The back-end part transmits the solution to the front-end part. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20110015094 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EJECTING DROPLETS USING CHARGE CONCENTRATION AND LIQUID BRIDGE BREAKUP - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for ejecting droplets using charge concentration and liquid bridge breakup. The droplet ejection apparatus includes a reservoir storing a liquid; a capillary nozzle having a lower end submerged in the liquid stored in the reservoir and an upper end exposed outside the surface of the liquid, the capillary nozzle transferring the liquid to the upper end using capillary force; a potentiostat for applying a voltage to the liquid; a substrate mount on which a substrate is disposed to face the upper end of the capillary nozzle; and a distance adjusting unit for reciprocatingly moving the substrate between first and second positions with respect to the capillary nozzle, wherein the first position denotes a position where a distance between the upper end of the capillary nozzle and the surface of the substrate is less than a effective distance. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110126918 | VALVE UNIT AND REACTION APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - Provided are a valve unit and a reaction apparatus having the valve unit. The valve unit includes a phase transition material, which melts and expands upon an application of the electromagnetic waves to the valve filler, and the valve filler is directed into the channel through the connection passage and closes the channel. The valve unit also includes heat generation particles, which are dispersed in the phase transition material and generate heat upon an application of electromagnetic wave energy. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110143414 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONCENTRATION AND LYSIS OF CELLS OR VIRUSES - A microfluidic device for the concentration and lysis of cells or viruses and a method of concentrating and lysing cells or viruses using the microfluidic device include: magnetic beads, a reaction chamber in which the magnetic beads are accommodated and a laser source. The reaction chamber includes a plurality of electrodes which cross each other and are separated by a dielectric to generate an electric field and a vibrating part agitating the magnetic beads in the chamber. The laser source radiates a laser onto the magnetic beads in the reaction chamber. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110177588 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISRUPTING CELLS AND PURIFYING NUCLEIC ACID USING A SINGLE CHIP - Provided herein is a method and apparatus for disrupting cells and purifying nucleic acids in a single chip. The method comprises irradiating a chip with a laser beam, wherein the chip comprises a solid support on which a cell lysis enhancing metal oxide layer, and a cell binding metal oxide layer have been deposited. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110183325 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISRUPTING CELLS AND PURIFYING NUCLEIC ACID USING A SINGLE CHIP - Provided herein is a method and apparatus for disrupting cells and purifying nucleic acids in a single chip. The method comprises irradiating a chip with a laser beam, wherein the chip comprises a solid support on which a cell lysis enhancing metal oxide layer, and a cell binding metal oxide layer have been deposited. | 07-28-2011 |
