Invention Application
- Patent Title: SELF-DILUTING MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR RAPID ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTS
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Application No.: US18472228Application Date: 2023-09-22
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Publication No.: US20250101487A1Publication Date: 2025-03-27
- Inventor: Sammer Ul HASSAN , Ho Cheung SHUM , Kai-Wang Kelvin TO , Ka Hei WAT
- Applicant: The University of Hong Kong , Advanced Biomedical Instrumentation Centre Limited , Centre for Virology, Vaccinology and Therapeutics Limited
- Applicant Address: HK Hong Kong; HK Hong Kong; HK Hong Kong
- Assignee: The University of Hong Kong,Advanced Biomedical Instrumentation Centre Limited,Centre for Virology, Vaccinology and Therapeutics Limited
- Current Assignee: The University of Hong Kong,Advanced Biomedical Instrumentation Centre Limited,Centre for Virology, Vaccinology and Therapeutics Limited
- Current Assignee Address: HK Hong Kong; HK Hong Kong; HK Hong Kong
- Main IPC: C12Q1/20
- IPC: C12Q1/20 ; B01L3/00

Abstract:
The present invention relates to a SDFAST (Self Dilution for Faster Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing), which is a microfluidic device that can perform self-dilution and does not require any pumps or valves to accomplish multiplexed microfluidic processes. SDFAST is designed using AutoCAD and fabricated using micro-milling machine. It consists of two polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) rectangular plates which are in contact throughout the operation. The first plate is the bottom one that serves as lines of wells. The second plate is the top one that acts as a lid and seals the system. The second plate has complementary designs that echo the wells in the first plate, which allows fluidic channels to be formed.
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