FREEFORM POLYMER PRECIPITATION (FPP) IN MICROPARTICULATE GELS

    公开(公告)号:US20240092011A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-21

    申请号:US18256544

    申请日:2021-12-10

    摘要: Herein disclosed is a method of printing a 3D freeform structure in an embedding medium. The method includes providing an ink composition in a nozzle, wherein the ink composition includes a thermoplastic, a non-thermoplastic, a thermally degradable polymer, and/or a thermosensitive polymer, dissolved in a solvent; dispensing the ink composition through a nozzle into the embedding medium to precipitate a printed structure from the ink composition, wherein the ink composition exits from the nozzle directly in the embedding medium; and maintaining the printed structure in the embedding medium until the immersion precipitation is completed for forming the 3D freeform structure. A system operable to carry out the method is also disclosed. The system includes a syringe coupled to a nozzle.

    Holographic optical element and method of forming thereof

    公开(公告)号:US11927785B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-12

    申请号:US17047074

    申请日:2019-04-15

    摘要: There is provided a holographic optical element including: a hologram portion including a plurality of groups of unit regions, each group of unit regions of the hologram portion being configured to produce a respective holographic image under a respective light illumination having a respective predetermined wavelength; and a colour filter portion formed on the hologram portion, the colour filter portion including a plurality of groups of unit regions, each group of unit regions of the colour filter portion being arranged on a corresponding group of the plurality of groups of unit regions of the hologram portion, whereby the plurality of groups of unit regions of the colour filter portion is spatially arranged to form a predetermined colour image. There is also provided a method of forming the holographic optical element. There is further provided an article having optical security incorporated therein.

    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTHENTICATING A USER IN A SESSION INITIATED ON A COMPUTING DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20230291724A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-14

    申请号:US18040482

    申请日:2021-08-04

    IPC分类号: H04L9/40

    CPC分类号: H04L63/0807 H04L2463/082

    摘要: A method for authenticating a user in a session initiated on a computing device is disclosed herein. In a specific embodiment, the method comprises identifying a selection of an authentication verifier (801, 1101, 1205, 1305, 1405, 1505) from a set of possible authentication verifiers for the session, the selected authentication verifier (801, 1101, 1205, 1305, 1405, 1505) being 10 communicated within the session to the session user; identifying an authentication device (17) associated with an identifier for the session; providing at least two of the set of possible authentication verifiers for selection at the authentication device (17) for the session, the at least two of the set of possible authentication verifiers including the selected authentication verifier (801, 1101, 15 1205, 1305, 1405, 1505); receiving an authentication device selection from the authentication device (17) by a user’s selection from the at least two of the set of possible authentication verifiers; and determining if the authentication device selection matches the selected authentication verifier (801, 1101, 1205, 1305, 1405, 1505) as communicated within the session. A system for authenticating 20 the user in the session is also disclosed.

    MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR SINGLE CELL PROCESSING AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SINGLE CELL PROCESSING USING THE MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20220341836A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-27

    申请号:US17639355

    申请日:2020-09-03

    发明人: Ye AI Dahou YANG

    IPC分类号: G01N15/10

    摘要: There is provided a microfluidic device for single cell processing including: a substrate; a fluidic channel provided in the substrate; and a plurality of electrodes arranged adjacent to the fluidic channel for determining a position of a cell in the fluidic channel, the plurality of electrodes comprising a pair of sensing electrodes comprising a first sensing electrode and a second sensing electrode, wherein at least the first sensing electrode of the pair of sensing electrodes extends in a first direction, the pair of sensing electrodes is configured to measure a differential electrical signal across a sensing region as the cell flows through the sensor portion of the fluidic channel; and a biasing electrode arranged between the first sensing electrode and the second sensing electrode, the biasing electrode being configured to receive a biasing voltage. One of the second sensing electrode and the biasing electrode extends in a direction at least substantially parallel to the first sensing electrode and the other one of the second sensing electrode and the biasing electrode is arranged to have a slanted orientation with respect to the first sensing electrode. There is also provided a method of forming the microfluidic device, and a method and a system for single cell processing using the microfluidic device.

    Magnetic levitator
    8.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11114956B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-07

    申请号:US15756487

    申请日:2016-08-26

    IPC分类号: H02N15/00 H01F7/02 H02K7/09

    摘要: The present invention relates to a magnetic levitator. The magnetic levitator comprises a first portion having a first arrangement of a plurality of permanent magnets, and the first arrangement has first and second circumferences. The magnetic levitator also comprises a second portion having a second arrangement of a plurality of permanent magnets, and the second arrangement has a third circumference. The first and second arrangements are rotationally symmetrical, and the first circumference is larger than the third circumference. In use, one of the portions is magnetically levitated by the other one of the portions, and the second circumference is arranged substantially aligned to the third circumference.

    Microfluidic particle manipulation
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10758905B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-01

    申请号:US15775717

    申请日:2016-11-11

    IPC分类号: B01L3/00 H01L41/187

    摘要: The present invention relates to the use of acoustic waves for the manipulation and sorting of particles and cells. In an embodiment, there is provided a microfluidic device for manipulating a particle in a fluid suspension, the device comprising: (a) a substrate; (b) a channel defined in the substrate, the channel having an inlet for receiving the fluid suspension and an outlet for discharging the fluid suspension; and (c) an acoustic source configured to deliver a travelling surface acoustic wave transverse the flow of the fluid suspension in the channel, wherein the acoustic source is an interdigital transducer (IDT), the IDT comprises a plurality of concentric circular arcs having a tapered end directed at the channel, and the tapered end has an aperture of between 4 μm and 150 μm. In an alternative embodiment, the device comprises a second channel disposed intermediate the first channel and the acoustic source wherein the first and second channels are connected by a pumping channel.