公开(公告)号：US20170241949A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-24

申请号：US15472248

申请日：2017-03-28

Applicant: Advanced Liquid Logic, Inc.

Inventor： Donovan Bort ,  Carrie Graham ,  Vamsee Pamula ,  Michael Pollack ,  Ramakrishna Sista ,  Vijay Srinivasan

IPC: G01N27/447 ,  B01F13/00 ,  B01L3/00 ,  B01F1/00

CPC classification number: G01N27/44791 ,  B01F1/0027 ,  B01F13/0071 ,  B01F13/0076 ,  B01F2001/0055 ,  B01F2215/0037 ,  B01L3/502761 ,  B01L3/502792 ,  B01L2200/0605 ,  B01L2200/0668 ,  B01L2200/10 ,  B01L2200/16 ,  B01L2300/0816 ,  B01L2300/0867 ,  B01L2300/089 ,  B01L2400/0406 ,  B01L2400/0418 ,  B01L2400/0427 ,  B01L2400/043 ,  B01L2400/0487 ,  B81B1/004

Abstract: A droplet actuator for manipulating a fluid using an electrical field includes a droplet arranged on or over an electrode. The droplet includes a set of beads arranged substantially in a monolayer on or over a surface of the droplet actuator.

公开(公告)号：US20160320378A1

公开(公告)日：2016-11-03

申请号：US15210634

申请日：2016-07-14

Applicant: Advanced Liquid Logic, Inc.

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

IPC: G01N33/543 ,  C12N15/10 ,  B03C1/30 ,  B03C5/00 ,  B03C1/28 ,  G01N33/561 ,  B01L3/00

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 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.

公开(公告)号：US09050606B2

公开(公告)日：2015-06-09

申请号：US14491231

申请日：2014-09-19

Applicant: ADVANCED LIQUID LOGIC, INC.

Inventor： Vamsee K. Pamula ,  Arjun Sudarsan ,  Ramakrishna Sista

IPC: G01N15/06 ,  G01N33/00 ,  G01N33/48 ,  B03C5/00 ,  G01N33/543 ,  B03C1/01 ,  B03C1/28 ,  B03C5/02

CPC classification number: B03C7/026 ,  B01L3/50273 ,  B01L3/502761 ,  B01L2200/0647 ,  B01L2300/0887 ,  B01L2400/0424 ,  B01L2400/0427 ,  B03C1/01 ,  B03C1/288 ,  B03C5/00 ,  B03C5/005 ,  B03C5/026 ,  B03C2201/26 ,  G01N33/54326

Abstract: The invention provides a method of redistributing magnetically responsive beads in a droplet. The method may include conducting on a droplet operations surface one or more droplet operations using the droplet without removing the magnetically responsive beads from the region of the magnetic field. The droplet operations may in some cases be electrode-mediated. The droplet operations may redistribute and/or circulate the magnetically responsive beads within the droplet. In some cases, the droplet may include a sample droplet may include a target analyte. The redistributing of the magnetically responsive beads may cause target analyte to bind to the magnetically responsive beads. In some cases, the droplet may include unbound substances in a wash buffer. The redistributing of the magnetically responsive beads causes unbound substances to be freed from interstices of an aggregated set or subset of the magnetically responsive beads.

Abstract translation: 本发明提供了一种在液滴中重新分布磁响应珠的方法。 该方法可以包括在液滴操作表面上使用液滴进行一个或多个液滴操作，而不从磁场的区域移除磁响应珠。 在某些情况下，液滴操作可能是电极介导的。 液滴操作可以在液滴内重新分布和/或循环磁响应珠。 在一些情况下，液滴可以包括样品液滴可以包括靶分析物。 磁响应珠的重新分布可能导致目标分析物结合磁响应珠。 在一些情况下，液滴可以包括洗涤缓冲液中的未结合物质。 磁响应珠子的重新分布导致未结合物质从磁性响应珠粒的聚集或子集的空隙中释放出来。

公开(公告)号：US20230128722A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-27

申请号：US18063874

申请日：2022-12-09

Applicant: Advanced Liquid Logic, Inc.

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

IPC: G01N33/543 ,  B01L3/00 ,  B03C1/02 ,  B03C1/28 ,  B03C1/30 ,  B03C5/00 ,  C12N15/10 ,  G01N33/561 ,  B01F31/65 ,  B01F33/302 ,  B01F33/3031

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：US20190086399A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-21

申请号：US16191270

申请日：2018-11-14

Applicant: Advanced Liquid Logic, Inc.

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

IPC: G01N33/543 ,  B01F13/08 ,  G01N1/38

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: Provided herein are methods of splitting droplets containing magnetically responsive beads in a droplet actuator. A droplet actuator having a plurality of droplet operations electrodes configured to transport the droplet, and a magnetic field present at the droplet operations electrodes, is provided. The magnetically responsive beads in the droplet are immobilized using the magnetic field and the plurality of droplet operations electrodes are used to split the droplet into first and second droplets while the magnetically responsive beads remain substantially immobilized.

公开(公告)号：US20170159105A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-08

申请号：US15436975

申请日：2017-02-20

Applicant: Advanced Liquid Logic, Inc.

Inventor： Allen E. Eckhardt ,  Carrie Graham ,  Ramakrishna Sista ,  Vamsee K. Pamula ,  Theodore Winger ,  Tong Wang ,  Yalin Xiong ,  Ning Wu ,  Sanjay Saha ,  Gajendrasinh Raolji ,  Raveendra Dayam

IPC: C12Q1/40 ,  C12Q1/54

CPC classification number: C12Q1/40 ,  B01L3/502784 ,  B01L2300/0654 ,  B01L2300/0816 ,  B01L2300/18 ,  B01L2400/0427 ,  B01L2400/043 ,  C07D311/16 ,  C07D311/18 ,  C07D311/20 ,  C07D405/12 ,  C07D413/12 ,  C07H15/203 ,  C07H17/075 ,  C12Q1/25 ,  C12Q1/34 ,  C12Q1/44 ,  C12Q1/54 ,  C12Y302/01023 ,  G01N21/6452 ,  G01N33/5438 ,  G01N2333/916 ,  G01N2333/926 ,  G01N2333/938 ,  G01N2800/04

Abstract: The invention is directed to droplet actuator devices and assay methods. The invention includes assay methods of conducting an assay comprising combining a sample with an umbelliferyl derivative, wherein the sample potentially comprises an enzyme capable of cleaving the umbelliferyl derivative and where the umbelliferyl derivative comprises an umbelliferyl core modified with one or more modifying moieties.

公开(公告)号：US20170003282A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-05

申请号：US15266693

申请日：2016-09-15

Applicant: Advanced Liquid Logic, Inc.

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

IPC: G01N33/543 ,  B01F13/00 ,  B01F13/08 ,  B01L3/00

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：US20160370317A9

公开(公告)日：2016-12-22

申请号：US14498418

申请日：2014-09-26

Applicant: Advanced Liquid Logic, Inc.

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

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.

公开(公告)号：US09494498B2

公开(公告)日：2016-11-15

申请号：US14978935

申请日：2015-12-22

Applicant: Advanced Liquid Logic, Inc.

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

IPC: B01L3/00 ,  B01L3/02 ,  G01N1/10 ,  G01N15/06 ,  G01N33/00 ,  G01N33/48 ,  G01N1/38 ,  B01F11/00 ,  B01F13/00 ,  G01N33/543 ,  B01L7/00 ,  G01N35/10

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：US09205433B2

公开(公告)日：2015-12-08

申请号：US14697058

申请日：2015-04-27

Applicant: ADVANCED LIQUID LOGIC, INC.

Inventor： Prasanna Thwar ,  Vamsee K. Pamula ,  Arjun Sudarsan ,  Ramakrishna Sista

IPC: G01N15/06 ,  G01N33/00 ,  G01N33/48 ,  B03C5/00

CPC classification number: B03C7/026 ,  B01L3/50273 ,  B01L3/502761 ,  B01L2200/0647 ,  B01L2300/0887 ,  B01L2400/0424 ,  B01L2400/0427 ,  B03C1/01 ,  B03C1/288 ,  B03C5/00 ,  B03C5/005 ,  B03C5/026 ,  B03C2201/26 ,  G01N33/54326

Abstract: The invention provides a method of redistributing magnetically responsive beads in a droplet. The method may include conducting on a droplet operations surface one or more droplet operations using the droplet without removing the magnetically responsive beads from the region of the magnetic field. The droplet operations may in some cases be electrode-mediated. The droplet operations may redistribute and/or circulate the magnetically responsive beads within the droplet. In some cases, the droplet may include a sample droplet may include a target analyte. The redistributing of the magnetically responsive beads may cause target analyte to bind to the magnetically responsive beads. In some cases, the droplet may include unbound substances in a wash buffer. The redistributing of the magnetically responsive beads causes unbound substances to be freed from interstices of an aggregated set or subset of the magnetically responsive beads.