公开(公告)号：US20150285792A1

公开(公告)日：2015-10-08

申请号：US14746276

申请日：2015-06-22

Applicant: Advanced Liquid Logic, Inc.

Inventor： Ramakrishna Sista ,  Vamsee K. Pamula ,  Vijay Srinivasan ,  Michael G. Pollack ,  Allen Eckhardt

IPC: G01N33/543

CPC classification number: G01N33/54326 ,  B01F11/0071 ,  B01F13/0071 ,  B01F13/0076 ,  B01F13/0809 ,  B01L3/50273 ,  B01L3/502761 ,  B01L3/502792 ,  B01L7/52 ,  B01L7/525 ,  B01L2200/027 ,  B01L2200/0647 ,  B01L2200/0673 ,  B01L2300/06 ,  B01L2300/0654 ,  B01L2300/0816 ,  B01L2300/0861 ,  B01L2300/0864 ,  B01L2300/0867 ,  B01L2300/089 ,  B01L2300/1827 ,  B01L2400/0406 ,  B01L2400/0415 ,  B01L2400/0421 ,  B01L2400/0424 ,  B01L2400/0427 ,  B01L2400/043 ,  B01L2400/0436 ,  B01L2400/0442 ,  G01N1/38 ,  G01N2001/386 ,  G01N2035/1046 ,  Y10T436/11 ,  Y10T436/25 ,  Y10T436/25625 ,  Y10T436/2575

Abstract: The invention provides a method of circulating magnetically responsive beads within a droplet in a droplet actuator. The invention also provides methods for splitting droplets. The invention, in one embodiment, makes use of a droplet actuator with top and bottom substrates, a plurality of magnetic fields respectively present proximate the top and bottom substrates, wherein at least one of the magnet fields is selectively alterable, and a plurality of droplet operations electrodes positioned along at least one of the top and bottom surfaces. A droplet is positioned between the top and bottom surfaces and at least one of the magnetic fields is selectively altered.

Abstract translation: 本发明提供了一种在液滴致动器中的液滴内循环磁响应珠的方法。 本发明还提供了分裂液滴的方法。 在一个实施例中，本发明利用具有顶部和底部基底的液滴致动器，分别存在于顶部和底部基底附近的多个磁场，其中至少一个磁场可选择性地改变，并且多个液滴 沿着顶表面和底表面中的至少一个定位的操作电极。 液滴位于顶表面和底表面之间，并且至少一个磁场被选择性地改变。

公开(公告)号：US09097662B2

公开(公告)日：2015-08-04

申请号：US14526928

申请日：2014-10-29

Applicant: ADVANCED LIQUID LOGIC, INC.

Inventor： Michael G. Pollack ,  Vamsee K. Pamula ,  Vijay Srinivasan

IPC: G01N1/18 ,  G01N35/10 ,  G01N15/00 ,  G01N27/447

CPC classification number: G01N27/447 ,  B01L3/502761 ,  B01L3/502792 ,  B01L2200/0668 ,  B01L2200/0673 ,  B01L2300/0816 ,  B01L2300/0864 ,  B01L2300/0867 ,  B01L2300/089 ,  B01L2400/0427 ,  C12Q1/6806 ,  G01N15/1031 ,  G01N27/44717 ,  G01N27/44721 ,  G01N33/543 ,  G01N35/10 ,  G01N2015/0065 ,  G01N2015/0088 ,  G01N2015/1081 ,  G01N2035/1034 ,  Y10T436/11 ,  Y10T436/118339 ,  Y10T436/25 ,  Y10T436/2575

Abstract: The present invention relates to droplet-based particle sorting. According to one embodiment, a droplet microactuator is provided and includes: (a) a suspension of particles; and (b) electrodes arranged for conducting droplet operations using droplets comprising particles. A method of transporting a particle is also provided, wherein the method includes providing a droplet comprising the particle and transporting the droplet on a droplet microactuator.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及基于液滴的颗粒分选。 根据一个实施例，提供了液滴微致动器，其包括：（a）颗粒悬浮液; 和（b）布置成使用包含颗粒的液滴进行液滴操作的电极。 还提供了输送颗粒的方法，其中所述方法包括提供包含颗粒的液滴并将液滴输送到液滴微致动器上。

公开(公告)号：US20150174577A1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-25

申请号：US14639612

申请日：2015-03-05

Applicant: Advanced Liquid Logic, Inc. ,  Duke University

Inventor： Vijay Srinivasan ,  Michael G. Pollack ,  Philip Y. Paik ,  Vamsee K. Pamula ,  Richard B. Fair

IPC: B01L3/00 ,  B03C5/02 ,  B81B1/00

CPC classification number: B01L3/502792 ,  B01F13/0071 ,  B01F13/0076 ,  B01L3/502715 ,  B01L3/50273 ,  B01L3/502761 ,  B01L3/502784 ,  B01L7/52 ,  B01L7/525 ,  B01L7/54 ,  B01L2200/0647 ,  B01L2200/0673 ,  B01L2200/10 ,  B01L2200/147 ,  B01L2300/0816 ,  B01L2300/0861 ,  B01L2300/089 ,  B01L2300/1827 ,  B01L2400/0427 ,  B01L2400/0448 ,  B03C5/02 ,  B81B1/00 ,  G01N27/447 ,  G01N2035/1046

Abstract: The present invention relates to filler fluids for droplet operations. According to one embodiment of this aspect, a droplet microactuator is provided and includes: (a) a first substrate comprising electrodes configured for conducting droplet operations on a surface of the substrate; (b) a second substrate spaced from the surface of the substrate by a distance sufficient to define an interior volume between the first substrate and second substrate, wherein the distance is sufficient to contain a droplet disposed in the space on the first substrate; and (c) a droplet arranged in the interior volume and arranged with respect to the electrodes in a manner which permits droplet operations to be effected on the droplet using the electrodes.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及用于液滴操作的填充流体。 根据该方面的一个实施例，提供了液滴微致动器，其包括：（a）第一基板，其包括被配置用于在所述基板的表面上进行液滴操作的电极; （b）第二衬底，其与衬底的表面间隔足以限定第一衬底和第二衬底之间的内部空间的距离，其中所述距离足以容纳设置在第一衬底上的空间中的液滴; 和（c）布置在内部体积中并且以允许使用电极对液滴进行液滴操作的方式相对于电极布置的液滴。

公开(公告)号：US20150068903A1

公开(公告)日：2015-03-12

申请号：US14498418

申请日：2014-09-26

Applicant: Advanced Liquid Logic, Inc.

Inventor： Vijay Srinivasan ,  Arjun Sudarsan ,  Vamsee K. Pamula ,  Michael G. Pollack ,  Ramakrishna Sista ,  Raymond Kozikowski ,  Nicole Bell

IPC: G01N27/447

CPC classification number: G01N27/44756 ,  B01F13/0071 ,  B01F13/0076 ,  B01L3/502707 ,  B01L3/502792 ,  B01L2300/0816 ,  B01L2300/0819 ,  B01L2400/0427 ,  B01L2400/0688 ,  B01L2400/086 ,  B29C59/02 ,  B41J2/1601 ,  B81B7/0061 ,  B81B2201/058 ,  B81B2201/13 ,  F04B17/00 ,  F04B19/006

Abstract: The invention provides droplet actuators with droplet operations surfaces for manipulating droplets, e.g., by conducting droplet operations. The droplet operations surfaces are typically exposed to a droplet operations gap. One or more regions of a droplet operation surface may include patterned topographic features. The invention also provides a droplet actuator in which one or both gap-facing droplet operations surfaces is formed using a removable film. The removable film may, in various embodiments, also include other components ordinarily associated with the droplet actuator substrate, such as the dielectric layer and the electrodes. Further, the invention provides droplet actuator devices and methods for coupling and/or sealing substrates of a droplet actuator, such as techniques for self-aligning assembly of droplet actuator substrates. The invention provides droplet actuators and methods of disassembling the droplet actuator in order to provide access for cleaning and/or recycling of droplet actuator surfaces.

Abstract translation: 本发明提供了液滴致动器，其具有用于操纵液滴的液滴操作表面，例如通过进行液滴操作。 液滴操作表面通常暴露于液滴操作间隙。 液滴操作表面的一个或多个区域可以包括图案化的地形特征。 本发明还提供一种液滴致动器，其中使用可去除的膜形成一个或两个面向间隙的液滴操作表面。 在各种实施例中，可除去膜可以包括通常与液滴致动器基底（例如电介质层和电极）相关联的其它部件。 此外，本发明提供了液滴致动器装置和用于联接和/或密封液滴致动器的基板的方法，例如用于液滴致动器基板的自对准组装的技术。 本发明提供了液滴致动器和拆卸液滴致动器的方法，以便为液滴致动器表面的清洁和/或回收提供通路。

公开(公告)号：US20150034485A1

公开(公告)日：2015-02-05

申请号：US14466193

申请日：2014-08-22

Applicant: Advanced Liquid Logic, Inc.

Inventor： Michael G. Pollack ,  Vamsee K. Pamula ,  Ramakrishna Sista ,  Arjun Sudarsan

IPC: G01N33/561 ,  B03C1/30 ,  B03C5/00

CPC classification number: G01N33/54333 ,  B01F11/0071 ,  B01F13/0071 ,  B01F13/0076 ,  B01L3/502715 ,  B01L3/502761 ,  B01L3/502784 ,  B01L3/502792 ,  B01L7/52 ,  B01L7/525 ,  B01L2200/027 ,  B01L2200/0647 ,  B01L2200/0668 ,  B01L2300/0654 ,  B01L2300/0816 ,  B01L2300/0861 ,  B01L2300/0864 ,  B01L2300/0867 ,  B01L2300/089 ,  B01L2300/1827 ,  B01L2400/0406 ,  B01L2400/0415 ,  B01L2400/0421 ,  B01L2400/0424 ,  B01L2400/0427 ,  B01L2400/043 ,  B01L2400/0436 ,  B01L2400/0442 ,  B03C1/02 ,  B03C1/288 ,  B03C1/30 ,  B03C5/005 ,  B03C2201/18 ,  B03C2201/26 ,  C12N15/1013 ,  G01N33/561 ,  G01N2035/1046 ,  Y10T436/11 ,  Y10T436/25 ,  Y10T436/25625 ,  Y10T436/2575

Abstract: The present invention relates to bead incubating and washing on a droplet actuator. Methods for incubating magnetically responsive beads that are labeled with primary antibody, a sample (i.e., analyte), and secondary reporter antibodies on a magnet, on and off a magnet, and completely off a magnet are provided. Also provided are methods for washing magnetically responsive beads using shape-assisted merging of droplets. Also provided are methods for shape-mediated splitting, transporting, and dispensing of a sample droplet that contains magnetically responsive beads. The apparatuses and methods of the invention provide for rapid time to result and optimum detection of an analyte in an immunoassay.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及在液滴致动器上的珠孵化和洗涤。 提供了用于将用一抗标记的磁响应珠，样品（即分析物）和二次报告基因抗体孵育在磁体上，磁铁上和从磁体上离开并完全离开磁体的方法。 还提供了使用形状辅助的液滴合并来洗涤磁响应珠的方法。 还提供了用于形状介导的分离，输送和分配含有磁响应珠的样品液滴的方法。 本发明的装置和方法提供了免疫测定中分析物的快速结果和最佳检测的时间。

公开(公告)号：US10585090B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-10

申请号：US16132175

申请日：2018-09-14

Applicant: Advanced Liquid Logic, Inc.

Inventor： Vamsee K. Pamula ,  Michael G. Pollack ,  Ramakrishna Sista ,  Arjun Sudarsan

IPC: G01N15/06 ,  G01N33/00 ,  G01N33/48 ,  G01N35/00 ,  G01N1/00 ,  G01N1/10 ,  B01L3/00 ,  G01N33/543 ,  B01F13/00 ,  B03C1/02 ,  B03C1/28 ,  B03C1/30 ,  B03C5/00 ,  C12N15/10 ,  G01N33/561 ,  B01F11/00 ,  B01L7/00 ,  G01N35/10

Abstract: Methods are provided for separating magnetically responsive beads from a droplet in a droplet actuator. Droplet operations electrodes and a magnet are arranged in a droplet actuator to manipulate a bead-containing droplet and position it relative to a magnetic field region that attracts the magnetically responsive beads. The droplet operations electrodes are operated to control the droplet shape and transport it away from the magnetic field region to form a concentration of beads in the droplet. The continued transport of the droplet away from the magnetic field causes the concentration of beads to break away from the droplet to yield a small, concentrated bead-containing droplet immobilized by the magnet.

公开(公告)号：US09863913B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-09

申请号：US14428219

申请日：2013-10-14

Applicant: ADVANCED LIQUID LOGIC, INC.

Inventor： Michael G. Pollack

IPC: G01N27/447 ,  B01L3/00 ,  B01L3/02

CPC classification number: G01N27/44791 ,  B01L3/0241 ,  B01L3/502792 ,  B01L2300/0816 ,  B01L2300/0867 ,  B01L2300/088 ,  B01L2300/0883 ,  B01L2300/1827 ,  B01L2400/0427 ,  B01L2400/043 ,  B01L2400/0457 ,  G01N27/44743

Abstract: A liquid handling system for supplying liquids to a flow cell (FC). The system may include a droplet actuator cartridge, wherein the droplet actuator and a flow cell are fluidly coupled to, or situated within, a droplet operations gap of the droplet actuator.

公开(公告)号：US09630180B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-25

申请号：US14590470

申请日：2015-01-06

Applicant: ADVANCED LIQUID LOGIC, INC.

Inventor： Vijay Srinivasan ,  Michael G. Pollack ,  Vamsee K. Pamula ,  Zhishan Hua ,  Arjun Sudarsan ,  Philip Y. Paik

IPC: B01L3/00 ,  B01F13/00 ,  F04B19/00 ,  B01L3/02

CPC classification number: B01L3/52 ,  B01F13/0071 ,  B01F13/0076 ,  B01L3/0241 ,  B01L3/502792 ,  B01L2200/027 ,  B01L2200/0605 ,  B01L2200/143 ,  B01L2200/16 ,  B01L2300/0816 ,  B01L2300/0819 ,  B01L2300/089 ,  B01L2400/0427 ,  B01L2400/06 ,  B01L2400/0688 ,  F04B19/006

Abstract: A droplet actuator with a droplet formation electrode configuration associated with a droplet operations surface, wherein the electrode configuration may include one or more electrodes configured to control volume of a droplet during formation of a sub-droplet on the droplet operations surface. Methods of making and using the droplet actuator are also provided.

公开(公告)号：US20170080428A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-23

申请号：US15367046

申请日：2016-12-01

Applicant: Advanced Liquid Logic, Inc. ,  Duke University

Inventor： Alexander D. Shenderov ,  Michael G. Pollack

IPC: B01L7/00

CPC classification number: B01L7/525 ,  B01L3/502792 ,  B01L2200/0673 ,  B01L2300/0654 ,  B01L2300/0864 ,  B01L2300/0887 ,  B01L2300/089 ,  B01L2300/1816 ,  B01L2300/1827 ,  B01L2300/1872 ,  B01L2400/0427

Abstract: Methods and devices for conducting chemical or biochemical reactions that require multiple reaction temperatures are described. The methods involve moving one or more reaction droplets or reaction volumes through various reaction zones having different temperatures on a microfluidics apparatus. The devices comprise a microfluidics apparatus comprising appropriate actuators capable of moving reaction droplets or reaction volumes through the various reaction zones.

公开(公告)号：US09476856B2

公开(公告)日：2016-10-25

申请号：US13890715

申请日：2013-05-09

Applicant: Advanced Liquid Logic Inc. ,  Duke University

Inventor： Vamsee K. Pamula ,  Vijay Srinivasan ,  Michael G. Pollack ,  Richard B. Fair

IPC: G01N33/543 ,  G01N27/72 ,  G01N27/74

CPC classification number: G01N27/72 ,  G01N27/745 ,  G01N33/54326

Abstract: A method of detecting a target analyte in a sample, including executing electrowetting-mediated droplet operations and thereby: combining one or more immunoassay reagent droplets comprising magnetically-responsive beads having affinity for the target analyte with one or more sample droplets potentially comprising the target analyte to yield a first combined droplet; beginning with the combined droplet, effecting a droplet-based washing protocol to wash the magnetically-responsive beads to yield a first washed droplet comprising the washed magnetically responsive beads; and combining the droplet comprising the washed magnetically responsive beads with a droplet comprising a reporter molecule having affinity for target analyte captured on the magnetically-responsive beads to yield a second combined droplet; beginning with the second combined droplet, effecting a droplet-based washing protocol to wash the magnetically-responsive beads to yield a second washed droplet comprising the washed magnetically responsive beads; detecting a signal from the second washed droplet which corresponds to the presence, absence and/or quantity of the analyte in the sample.

Abstract translation: 一种检测样品中的目标分析物的方法，包括执行电润湿介导的液滴操作，从而：将包含对靶分析物具有亲和性的磁响应珠粒的一种或多种免疫测定试剂液滴与潜在地包含靶分析物的一个或多个样品液 以产生第一组合液滴; 从组合的液滴开始，实现基于液滴的洗涤方案以洗涤磁响应珠，以产生包含洗涤的磁响应珠的第一洗涤液滴; 以及将包含洗涤的磁响应珠粒的液滴与包含对在磁响应珠上捕获的靶分析物具有亲和力的报道分子的液滴组合以产生第二组合液滴; 从第二组合液滴开始，实现基于液滴的洗涤方案以洗涤磁响应珠，产生包含洗涤的磁响应珠的第二洗涤液滴; 检测来自第二洗涤液滴的信号，其对应于样品中分析物的存在，不存在和/或数量。