Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a micro fluid transferring system that comprises a micropump having a chamber, a first fluid transferring portion connected to the chamber, and a second fluid transferring portion connected to the chamber. This system is characterized in that at least one of the first and second fluid transferring portions comprises a pressure absorbing section for absorbing or alleviating a liquid vibrational pressure therein.
Abstract:
A test device having a micro flow channel including a reaction part where a reactant that is reactive to a tested chemical dispersed in a tested fluid is fixed, and at least one actuator for actuating the tested fluid to move in at least one of two opposite sides of the micro flow channel so as to homogenize a density distribution of the tested chemical in the tested fluid. The tested fluid is sent in the micro flow channel a plurality of times.
Abstract:
In the case of passing a reagent in a reaction channel in a microchip, which carries a reactant capable of reacting with the reagent on the wall thereof, and bringing the reactant into contact with the reagent so as to carry out a reaction, the reagent is efficiently passed to the reactant to thereby promote the progress of the reaction. In carrying out the reaction as described above, the reagent (30a) is passed in such a manner that the periphery of the gas/liquid interface at the front end of the reagent moves forward and backward along the wall face of the reaction channel (10). After the completion of the reaction between the reagent (30a) and the reactant, another reagent (30b), which is to be reacted with the reactant capable of reacting with the reagent that is carried on the reaction channel, is passed into the reaction channel (10) while providing a gas in the front edge side thereof. In carrying out the reaction, the reagent (30b) is passed in such manner that the periphery of the gas/liquid interface at the front end of the reagent moves forward and backward along the wall face of the reaction channel (10).
Abstract:
A fuel cell device has a small and compact structure as a whole. The fuel cell device employs a fuel cell (e.g., direct methanol fuel cell of an MEA structure) using liquid fuel. Diluted liquid fuel is prepared by diluting the liquid fuel (methanol-contained liquid in the case of DMFC) with dilution liquid, and is supplied to the fuel cell. A first pump unit stacked on the fuel cell supplies the diluted liquid fuel to the fuel cell while diluting the liquid fuel by mixing the liquid fuel and the dilution liquid together. A second pump unit stacked on the fuel cell collects liquid (water usable as dilution liquid in DMFC) produced by an electrochemical reaction in the fuel cell.
Abstract:
In case of performing a reaction between reacting material and reagent by bringing the reagent in contact with the reacting material through flowing the reagent into a reaction flow channel in which the reaction material which reacts with the reagent is carried on a wall surface of the reaction flow channel of a microchip, the reaction is expedited efficiently by passing the reagent to the reacting material. The reagent 30a is flowed such that a peripheral portion of a gas-liquid interface at a front end of the reagent moves back and forth on the wall surface of the reaction flow channel 10 when the reaction is performed.
Abstract:
An objective is to provide a microchip inspection system in which an amount of driving liquid filled in a flow path between a micropump and a microchip is kept constant. Also disclosed is a microchip inspection system possessing a micropump by which driving liquid is injected into a microchip from a flow path; a driving liquid sensing device by which a sensing signal is output by sensing presence or absence of the driving liquid at a predetermined position of the flow path; and a pump driving control section by which the driving liquid is moved to a position based on the predetermined position as a reference position by driving the micropump in response to the sensing signal obtained from the driving liquid sensing device.
Abstract:
An objective is to provide a microchip exhibiting no scattering of stored reagent together with reduced size, which is capable of rapidly mixing the reagent when used. Also disclosed is a microchip possessing a reaction section in which reaction with a reagent or a specimen supplied from a flow path is conducted via heat, wherein the reaction section possesses a storage section to store the reagent in advance, and the reagent previously stored in the storage section is sealed with a material which generates phase transition from a solid phase to a liquid phase between a storage temperature and a reaction temperature.
Abstract:
The invention provides gene-inspecting micro-reactor for detecting a bacterial cell wherein flexibility and high sensitivity are secured, low cost by a disposable type is realized, highly accurate detection is possible in a simple structure, and preliminary processing suitable for amplification reaction can be done for specimen efficiently and rapidly. After lysing a bacterial cell in the specimen by bacteriolysis reagent stored in bacteriolysis reagent storage section 3, and after adsorbing bacterial genes on carriers filled in carrier filling section 4, there is conducted preliminary processing for washing and detecting bacterial genes. Further, there are provided a control means that switches the direction of liquid-feeding for a liquid containing bacterial genes fed to carrier filling section 4, a check valve, amplified reagent storage section 7 and a cooling means such as Pertier element that cools reagent mixing section.
Abstract:
A micro-reactor is provided with a flow jointing section to joint flows of at least two kinds of liquids including a reacting reagent by feeding the two kinds of liquids with a micro pump; a mixing flow path connected to a downstream end of the flow jointing section so as to diffuse and mix the liquids; and a reaction advancing section to advance the reaction among the mixed liquids.
Abstract:
An ink-jet recording device (1) comprises a first wall member or partition (24a) adjacent to an ink material (38a) and a second wall member or partition (24b) adjacent to an ink material (38b). An elasticity of the first wall member (24a) is different from that of the second wall member (24b). Arranged adjacent to the first and second wall members (24a, 24b) are first and second piezoelectric members (34), respectively. Once the piezoelectric members (34) are biased, they deform to force the adjacent ink materials through the wall members (24a,24b), ejecting ink droplets of different sizes. This ensures the ink-jet recording head to print a halftone image with a high gradation.