Abstract:
Sterilizable separator tubes and methods of utilization of same are presented. Methods include providing a separator tube containing a separator substance that can be polymerized to a desired hardness following sterilization using radical generating radiation. The separator substance is formulated to have a density between that of the average densities of separable fractions derived from a sample fluid such as blood, and to be flowable. Upon centrifugation of a separator tube containing a fluid sample, the separator substance forms a barrier between the fractions. The barrier subsequently hardens to form a solid barrier when triggered by a suitable energy source.
Abstract:
Devices, systems, and methods for detecting molecules of interest within a collected sample are described herein. In certain embodiments, self-contained sample analysis systems are disclosed, which include a reusable reader component, a disposable cartridge component, and a disposable sample collection component. In some embodiments, the reader component communicates with a remote computing device for the digital transmission of test protocols and test results. In various disclosed embodiments, the systems, components, and methods are configured to identify the presence, absence, and/or quantity of particular nucleic acids, proteins, or other analytes of interest, for example, in order to test for the presence of one or more pathogens or contaminants in a sample.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for testing a multi-function and a drug response of platelet based on a centrifugal microfluidics. The testing apparatus according to the present invention may include: a rotatable disk; a sample chamber arranged at the center of the disk such that a blood sample is accommodated therein; stirring chambers respectively connected to the sample chamber in multiple radial directions so as to introduce a shear flow in the blood sample; microchannels connected to the stirring chambers such that adhesion and cohesion of platelets occur during the 44 movement of the blood sample; and a waste sample chamber in which the blood sample is accommodated after passing through the microchannels. According to the present invention, multiple drug tests can be performed on a single blood sample at one time in multiple channels such that multiple tests is possible with respect to complex platelet functions, and thus testing time is reduced and testing costs can be saved.
Abstract:
The technology described herein generally relates to systems for extracting polynucleotides from multiple samples, particularly from biological samples, and additionally to systems that subsequently amplify and detect the extracted polynucleotides. The technology more particularly relates to microfluidic systems that carry out PCR on multiple samples of nucleotides of interest within microfluidic channels, and detect those nucleotides.
Abstract:
A detector for detecting an optical signal from a sample that may be indicative of the presence, amount, or state of one or more analytes in the sample, the detector comprising: one or more excitation channels, each disposed within one of the conduits of the housing and adapted to direct an excitation signal of a prescribed excitation wavelength or range of excitation wavelengths toward the sample, and each excitation channel comprising: a light emitting element adapted to emit excitation light; and excitation optical elements defining an excitation optical path having an excitation optic axis, the excitation optical elements comprising a lens and an excitation filter constructed and arranged to transmit only light emitted by the light emitting element having the prescribed excitation wavelength or range of excitation wavelengths toward the sample, one or more emissions channels, each disposed within one of the conduits of the housing and adapted to receive an emission signal from the sample and detect an emission signal having a prescribed emission wavelength or range of emission wavelengths, and each emission channel comprising: emission optical elements defining an emission optical path having an emission optic axis, the emission optical elements comprising a lens and an emission filter constructed and arranged to transmit only light emitted by the sample having the prescribed emission wavelength or range of emission wavelengths; and a light-detecting element adapted to detect light transmitted by the emission optical elements and to convert the detected light to an electronic signal indicative of at least one of the presence and strength of the detected light, a housing, wherein each of the excitation and emission channels is disposed within a different conduit defined within the housing; wherein the excitation and emission optic axes are parallel to one another throughout their extents; and an optic lens constructed and arranged with respect to the excitation and emission channels to (1) direct excitation light transmitted by each excitation channel and impinging on a different portion of the optic lens at a prescribed location and (2) receive emission signals emitted by the sample at the prescribed location and to direct at least a portion of the received emission signals into each emission channel.
Abstract:
Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Fluidkanalsystem zur Untersuchung von Zellen, umfassend eine Kammer, die mit mindestens einem fotopolymerisierten Hydrogel und/oder einem polymerisierten fotodepolymerisierbaren Hydrogel zu mindestens 90%, insbesondere vollständig, gefüllt ist. Dabei ist die Kammer über mindestens zwei Öffnungen ausschließlich zu mindestens einem Fluidkanal hin offen, wobei der mindestens eine Fluidkanal und die Kammer jeweils in Form eines Hohlraums in einem Substrat ausgebbildet sind und wobei jeder Fluidkanal zwei Öffnungen nach außen aufweist. Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft außerdem ein Fluidkanalsystem zur Untersuchung von Zellen, umfassend einen Hohlraum in einem Substrat, wobei in dem Hohlraum mindestens ein fotopolymerisiertes Hydrogel und/oder ein polymerisiertes fotodepolymerisierbares Hydrogel angeordnet ist, das derart strukturiert ist, dass mindestens ein Fluidkanal und eine zusammenhängende Hydrogelstruktur ausgebildet sind, wobei die Hydrogelstruktur an zwei getrennten Oberflächenbereichen an den mindestens einen Fluidkanal angrenzt und ausschließlich über den mindestens einen Fluidkanal eine Verbindung nach außen hat.
Abstract:
Sample collection tubes and methods of producing the same are provided. Contemplated collection tubes comprise a tube having a separator substance disposed therein. The separator substance preferably maintains a predetermined flowability during irradiation or heat sterilization, and can subsequently polymerize upon exposure to a UV light or other suitable source.
Abstract:
Microfluidic system, including methods and apparatus, for processing fluid, such as by droplet generation. In some embodiments, the system may include a well and a channel component attached to the well. The channel component may include (a) a body, (b) an input tube (a "fluid pickup") projecting from a bottom surface of the body and having an open bottom end disposed in the input well, (c) a microchannel, and (d) a passage extending through the input tube and the body and connecting the well to the microchannel. The system may be configured to receive a sample- containing fluid in the well and retain the sample-containing fluid below a top end of the passage, until a pressure differential is created that drives at least a portion of the sample-containing fluid from the well via the passage and through the microchannel.