摘要:
Embodiments of the disclosure describe a microfluidic device and a method of manufacturing the same. An embodiment of the microfluidic device includes a first substrate in which a micro-flow path and a valve seat protruding toward the micro-flow path are formed; a second substrate disposed to face the first substrate and in which a cavity corresponding to the valve seat is formed; and a polymer film disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and comprising a bonding unit bonded to the first and second substrates and a variable unit having a variable shape according to pneumatic pressure of the cavity, wherein the variable unit has a curvature and is spaced apart from the valve seat when pneumatic pressure is not provided to the variable unit.
摘要:
Provided is a microfluidic device for electrically regulating the pH of a fluid comprising: a first chamber comprising a first electrode; a second chamber comprising a second electrode; a third chamber comprising a third electrode, a metal ion exchange membrane between the first and second chambers; and a hydrogen ion exchange membrane between the first or second chamber and the third chamber.
摘要:
A fluorescence detection optical system comprises a light source which emits excitation light, a collimating lens which condenses the excitation light emitted from the light source into substantially parallel light, an objective lens which focuses the excitation light on a microchamber of a microfluidic device, an optical detector which measures an intensity of a fluorescence signal generated in the microchamber by the excitation light, a beam splitter which transmits or reflects the excitation light emitted from the light source toward the objective lens, and reflects or transmits the fluorescence signal generated in the microchamber toward the optical detector, and a beam shaping lens which is disposed between the beam splitter and the objective lens and expands an optical spot of the excitation light in one direction in accordance with a shape of the microchamber.
摘要:
A microfluidic device for electrochemically regulating the pH of a fluid includes: an ion-exchange material; an anode chamber having a surface defined by a surface of the ion-exchange material and an anode electrode disposed along an edge of the surface of the anode chamber; and a cathode chamber having a surface defined by an opposite surface of the ion-exchange material and a cathode electrode disposed along an edge of the surface of the cathode chamber.
摘要:
A microvalve device comprises: a first substrate having a first surface, wherein at least one fluidic channel are formed into the first surface of the first substrate; and at least one valve seat are formed in the fluidic channel; a second substrate having a second surface, the second substrate comprising at least one air channel and at least one air chamber formed on the second surface of the second substrate, wherein the air chamber is connected to the air channel; and an elastic film interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, where an upper portion of the valve seat is lower than the first surface of the first substrate.
摘要:
Provided are a microfluidic chip and a method of fabricating the same. The microfluidic chip includes: a lower substrate; an upper substrate formed of a silicone resin, wherein the lower substrate and the upper substrate, bonded together, provide a channel through which a fluid can flow and a chamber to receive the fluid; and an organic thin film formed on the upper surface of the lower substrate except for portions on which the lower substrate and the upper substrate are attached to each other.
摘要:
Provided is a method of amplifying nucleic acid from a comprising: contacting a cell-containing sample with a nonplanar solid substrate in a liquid medium having a pH range of 3.0-6.0 to attach the cell to the solid substrate; washing the nonplanar solid substrate to remove materials that are not attached thereto; and performing PCR using the nucleic acid from the cell attached to the nonplanar solid substrate as a template sample to amplify nucleic acid from the cell, wherein the contacting, washing and PCR processes are performed in a single vessel.
摘要:
Provided is a method of controlling the pH of a solution using electrolysis in a microfluidic device comprising an electrolysis device including an anode chamber, a cathode chamber, and a partition membrane between the anode chamber and the cathode chamber, wherein the anode chamber includes an inlet and an outlet through which an anode chamber solution enters and is discharged from the anode chamber, respectively, and an electrode, and the cathode chamber includes an inlet and an outlet through which a cathode chamber solution enters and is discharged from the cathode chamber, respectively, and an electrode. The method includes: flowing the anode chamber solution containing a compound having a lower standard oxidation potential than water into the anode chamber through the inlet of the anode chamber; flowing the cathode chamber solution containing a compound having a lower standard reduction potential than water into the cathode chamber through the inlet of the cathode chamber; applying voltage between the electrode in the anode chamber and the electrode in the cathode chamber to induce electrolysis in the anode chamber and the cathode chamber; and mixing equal volumes of the acidic anode-electrolyzed solution and the basic cathode-electrolyzed solution, wherein the volumes of the cathode chamber and the anode chamber are controlled in a predetermined ratio according to a target pH of a solution obtained by mixing the acidic anode-electrolyzed solution and the basic cathode-electrolyzed solution.
摘要:
Provided is a microfluidic device for electrochemically regulating the pH of a fluid comprising: a cathode substrate; an anode substrate facing the cathode substrate and forming a reaction chamber with the cathode substrate; and a nonconductor which forms a boundary between the portions of the cathode substrate and the anode substrate that are capable of contacting one another, wherein at least one of the cathode substrate and the anode substrate is a semiconductor doped with impurities and the other is a metal electrode.
摘要:
Provided is a microfluidic device for electrochemically regulating the pH of a fluid comprising: a cathode substrate; an anode substrate facing the cathode substrate and forming a reaction chamber with the cathode substrate; and a nonconductor which forms a boundary between the portions of the cathode substrate and the anode substrate that are capable of contacting one another, wherein at least one of the cathode substrate and the anode substrate is a semiconductor doped with impurities and the other is a metal electrode.