Global Patent Index - EP 1226419 A1

EP 1226419 A1 20020731 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PARTICLE SEPARATION

Title (en)

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PARTICLE SEPARATION

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR PARTIKELTRENNUNG

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF DE SEPARATION DE PARTICULES

Publication

EP 1226419 A1 20020731 (DE)

Application

EP 00975936 A 20001027

Priority

  • DE 19952322 A 19991029
  • EP 0010586 W 20001027

Abstract (en)

[origin: DE19952322A1] The invention relates to methods and devices for particle separation, according to which, in a fluidic microsystem consisting of a particle mixture (1), target particles (2) with predetermined characteristics are separated from residual particles (3) in a plurality of particles. Said procedure consists of the following steps: the particles of the particle mixture (1) are positioned in observation fields on functional elements (30) in at least a first receiving structure (10) of the microsystem (100), the functional elements being configured to hold the particles at least temporarily; the particles are measured in the observation fields in order to determine the particle characteristics and the observation fields which contain the target particles (2) or the residual particles (3) are recorded; optical cages are created on the observation fields which contain the target or residual particles using at least one light modulator that allows at least one optical cage to be switched on or off and the target or residual particles are simultaneously or successively transferred from their respective observation fields into at least a second receiving structure (20) of the microsystem, with optical forces of the optical cages interacting with forces of the functional elements (30).

IPC 1-7

G01N 15/14; H05H 3/04; B03C 5/02

IPC 8 full level

B03C 5/02 (2006.01); G01N 15/14 (2006.01); H05H 3/04 (2006.01); G01N 30/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B03C 5/026 (2013.01); B03C 5/028 (2013.01); C12M 47/04 (2013.01); G01N 15/1433 (2024.01); G01N 15/1484 (2013.01); H05H 3/04 (2013.01); G01N 30/02 (2013.01)

C-Set (source: EP)

G01N 30/02 + B01D 2015/3895

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0131315A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 19952322 A1 20010517; DE 19952322 C2 20020613; EP 1226419 A1 20020731; WO 0131315 A1 20010503

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 19952322 A 19991029; EP 0010586 W 20001027; EP 00975936 A 20001027