摘要:
The present invention provides a micro-fluidic device (104), comprising: - a semiconductor substrate; - at least one micro-reactor (105) in said semiconductor substrate; - one or more micro-fluidic channels (101) in said semiconductor substrate, connected to said at least one micro-reactor (105); - a cover layer (106) bonded to the semiconductor substrate (900) for sealing the one or more micro-fluidic channels (101); and - at least one through-substrate trench (100) surrounding said at least one micro-reactor (105) and the one or more micro-fluidic channels (101).
摘要:
A method for manufacturing a micro-fluidic device (104) comprises: - providing a semiconductor substrate (900) having a front side and a back side; - providing at least one micro-reactor (105) in said semiconductor substrate (900); - providing one or more micro-fluidic channels (101) in the front side of said semiconductor substrate (900), connected to said at least one micro-reactor (105); - sealing said micro-fluidic channels (101) by bonding of a cover layer (903) to the front side of the semiconductor substrate (900); and - thereafter, from the semiconductor backside, providing at least a partial etch for forming at least one through-substrate trench (100) surrounding said at least one micro-reactor (105) and the one or more micro-fluidic channels (101).
摘要:
The present invention provides a micro-fluidic device (104), comprising: - a semiconductor substrate; - at least one micro-reactor (105) in said semiconductor substrate; - one or more micro-fluidic channels (101) in said semiconductor substrate, connected to said at least one micro-reactor (105); - a cover layer (106) bonded to the semiconductor substrate (900) for sealing the one or more micro-fluidic channels (101); and - at least one through-substrate trench (100) surrounding said at least one micro-reactor (105) and the one or more micro-fluidic channels (101).
摘要:
A micro-fluidic device 100 for performing digital PCR is presented. The device comprises: a semiconductor substrate; a first micro-fluidic channel 104, comprising an inlet 102 and an outlet 103, embedded in the semiconductor substrate; a heating element 101 thermally coupled to the first micro-fluidic channel 104; a droplet generator 107 connected to the inlet 102 of the first micro-fluidic channel 104 for generating droplets and pumping generated droplets at a flow rate into the first micro-fluidic channel 104; characterized in that: the heating element 101 is a single heating element connected to a temperature control unit 111 configured to cycle the temperature of the complete first micro-fluidic channel 104 through at least two temperature values; and wherein the flow rate of the droplet generator 107 is adaptable. Further, a method to perform digital PCR is presented using the micro-fluidic device 100.
摘要:
In a first aspect of the invention, a micro-fluidic device is presented. The device comprises a micro-fluidic channel having an inner surface; a plurality of pillars positioned along the length of the inner surface of the micro-fluidic channel and configured for creating a capillary action in the micro-fluidic channel when a fluid is present in the micro-fluidic channel. The micro-fluidic device further comprises a plurality of electric power supplies. Each electric power supply is suitable for generating a different voltage and each pillar is connected to a different electric power supply. In a second aspect of the invention, another micro-fluidic device is presented. The device comprises a micro-fluidic channel having an inner surface; a plurality of pillars positioned along the inner surface of the micro-fluidic channel and configured for creating a capillary action in the micro-fluidic channel. The micro-fluidic device further comprises at least one electric power supply. The plurality of pillars are grouped into at least two groups of pillars, each group of pillars comprising at least two pillars and all pillars of at least one group of pillars are connected to the at least one power supply. In a third aspect of the invention, a sensing system for detecting bioparticles is presented. The system comprises a micro-fluidic device according to an embodiment of the invention wherein the surface of each pillar comprises functionalized plasmonic nanoparticles or functionalized SERS nanoparticles; a radiation source for radiating the micro-fluidic device and a detector for detecting SERS signals or surface plasmon resonance.
摘要:
The embodiments of the present invention disclose a micro-fluidic device comprising a substrate, a cavity in the substrate and a plurality of micro-pillar columns located inside the cavity. The micro-pillars columns are configured to create a capillary action when a fluid sample is provided in the cavity. A micro-fluidic channel is present between two walls of any two adjacent micro-pillars in a same micro-pillar column. Each of the two walls comprises a sharp corner along the direction of a propagation path of the fluid sample in the micro-fluidic channel thereby forming a capillary stop valve. A notch provided in a sidewall of the cavity acts as a capillary stop valve.
摘要:
The present invention is related to a device for cooling the surface of a semiconductor device such as an integrated circuit or the like, said cooling device comprising a plurality of channels (3') which are non-parallel to the surface to be cooled, each channel comprising a plurality of separate electrodes (5) or equivalent conducting areas arranged along the length of each channel, the device further comprising or being connectable to means for applying a voltage to said electrodes or conducting areas in each channel according to a sequence, said sequence being such that a droplet (6) of cooling liquid in a channel may be moved from one electrode to the next, thereby transporting the droplet from the top of the channel to the bottom, from where the droplet impinges on the surface to be cooled.