MICROFLUIDIC CHIP FEATURES FOR OPTICAL AND THERMAL ISOLATION

    公开(公告)号:US20130217104A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-08-22

    申请号:US13674528

    申请日:2012-11-12

    Abstract: A microfluidic chip includes microfluidic channels, elements for thermally and optically isolating the microfluidic channels, and elements for enhancing the detection of optical signal emitted from the microfluidic channels. The thermal and optical isolation elements may comprise barrier channels interposed between adjacently-arranged pairs of microfluidic channels for preventing thermal and optical cross-talk between the adjacent microfluidic channels. The isolation element may alternatively comprise reflective film embedded in the microfluidic chip between the adjacent microfluidic channels. The signal enhancement elements comprise structures disposed adjacent to the microfluidic channels that reflect light passing through or emitted from the microfluidic channel in a direction toward a detector. The structures may comprise channels or a faceted surface that redirects the light by total internal reflection or reflective film material embedded in the microfluidic chip.

    Apparatus for Optical Microfluidics Slug Edge Detection

    公开(公告)号:US20180252738A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-06

    申请号:US15972781

    申请日:2018-05-07

    Abstract: A system and a method for slug edge detection in a microchannel of a microfluidic device is provided. Specifically, the system comprises an image sensor in communication with the microchannel. The microchannel has at least two fluid slugs each of which has a marker of different color providing color gradient across the edge between the adjacent fluid slugs. An edge score function is generated for each channel segmentation dividing the microchannel into tvv′O segments at a specific location along the microchannel. The edge score function is proportional to a between class variance for intensity values associated with the tvvo selected channel segments. The edge location is determined as the location along the channel defining one of the channel segmentations based at least in part on the edge score function.

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