Droplet Actuator Devices and Methods Employing Magnetic Beads
    21.
    发明申请
    Droplet Actuator Devices and Methods Employing Magnetic Beads 审中-公开
    使用磁珠的液滴致动器装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150314293A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-11-05

    申请号:US14719731

    申请日:2015-05-22

    Abstract: A method of providing a droplet in contact with a magnetically responsive bead and having a reduced quantity of a substance. The method generally includes the steps of (a) providing a droplet actuator comprising: (i) a substrate comprising electrodes arranged for conducting droplet operations on a surface; (ii) a starting droplet comprising: (1) one or more magnetically responsive beads; (2) a starting quantity of the substance; and (3) a starting volume; (b) magnetically immobilizing the one or more magnetically responsive beads at a location which is at a distance from a target droplet splitting zone; (c) conducting one or more droplet operations comprising droplet dividing operations selected to divide the combined droplet to yield a set of droplets comprising: (i) a droplet comprising substantially all of the one or more magnetically responsive beads and having a decreased quantity of the substance relative to the starting concentration; and (ii) a droplet substantially lacking the magnetically responsive beads.

    Abstract translation: 提供与磁响应珠接触并具有减少的物质量的液滴的方法。 该方法通常包括以下步骤:(a)提供液滴致动器,其包括:(i)包括布置用于在表面上进行液滴操作的电极的基板; (ii)起始液滴,包括:(1)一个或多个磁响应珠; (2)物质的起始量; 和(3)起始体积; (b)将一个或多个磁响应珠磁性地固定在距离目标液滴分裂区一定距离的位置; (c)进行一个或多个液滴操作,其包括液滴分割操作,所述液滴分割操作被选择以分开所述组合的液滴以产生一组液滴,所述液滴包括:(i)包含基本上所有所述一个或多个磁响应珠粒并且具有减少量 物质相对于起始浓度; 和(ii)基本上不含磁响应珠的液滴。

    DROPLET OPERATIONS DEVICE
    24.
    发明申请
    DROPLET OPERATIONS DEVICE 审中-公开
    DROPLET操作装置

    公开(公告)号:US20150068903A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-12

    申请号:US14498418

    申请日:2014-09-26

    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。

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