Global Patent Index - EP 3206791 B1

EP 3206791 B1 20201209 - METHOD FOR HANDLING MICRODROPS WHICH INCLUDE SAMPLES

Title (en)

METHOD FOR HANDLING MICRODROPS WHICH INCLUDE SAMPLES

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR HANDHABUNG VON MIKROTROPFEN MIT PROBEN

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ DE MANIPULATION DE MICROGOUTTES INCLUANT DES ÉCHANTILLONS

Publication

EP 3206791 B1 20201209 (FR)

Application

EP 14796828 A 20141017

Priority

FR 2014052655 W 20141017

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2016059302A1] The invention relates to a method for handling, in a microfluidic system, microdrops (14) which include samples (16), comprising the steps of forming, in an oil, microdrops (14) of an aqueous solution containing a sample (16), the oil and/or the aqueous solution containing a sample (16) including a gelling agent; trapping the microdrops (14) by means of surface-tension traps (12) pre-arranged in a trapping area (10); and at least partially gelling the oil in the trapping area and/or at least partially gelling the trapped microdrops (14).

IPC 8 full level

B01L 3/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP US)

B01L 3/502746 (2013.01 - US); B01L 3/502784 (2013.01 - CN EP US); B01L 2200/0642 (2013.01 - CN EP US); B01L 2200/0673 (2013.01 - CN EP US); B01L 2300/0816 (2013.01 - US); B01L 2300/0819 (2013.01 - CN EP US); B01L 2300/0851 (2013.01 - CN EP US); B01L 2400/086 (2013.01 - CN EP US); B01L 2400/088 (2013.01 - US)

Citation (examination)

US 2010015614 A1 20100121 - BEER NEIL REGINALD [US], et al

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2016059302 A1 20160421; CN 107109319 A 20170829; CN 107109319 B 20201127; EP 3206791 A1 20170823; EP 3206791 B1 20201209; ES 2856733 T3 20210928; JP 2017537772 A 20171221; US 10710077 B2 20200714; US 2017252744 A1 20170907

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 2014052655 W 20141017; CN 201480082752 A 20141017; EP 14796828 A 20141017; ES 14796828 T 20141017; JP 2017520412 A 20141017; US 201415519574 A 20141017