公开(公告)号：US20140332380A1

公开(公告)日：2014-11-13

申请号：US14338889

申请日：2014-07-23

Applicant: Advanced Liquid Logic, Inc.

Inventor： Ryan A. Sturmer ,  Michael G. Pollack ,  Vamsee K. Pamula ,  Vijay Srinivasan ,  Philip Y. Paik

IPC: B01L3/00

CPC classification number: B01L3/50273 ,  B01L3/502715 ,  B01L3/502784 ,  B01L2200/0605 ,  B01L2300/0627 ,  B01L2300/0636 ,  B01L2300/0645 ,  B01L2300/0809 ,  B01L2400/0427 ,  G01N27/22 ,  G01N27/223 ,  G01N27/227 ,  G01N2203/00 ,  G01V3/02

Abstract: A method, circuit and apparatus for detecting capacitance on a droplet actuator, inter alia, for determining the presence, partial presence or absence of a droplet at an electrode on a droplet actuator by: (a) providing a droplet actuator comprising: (i) a substrate comprising electrodes arranged on the substrate for conducting droplet operations on a surface of the substrate; (ii) a capacitance detection circuit for detecting capacitance at the droplet operations surface at one or more of the electrodes; (b) detecting capacitance at the droplet operations surface at one or more of the electrodes; and (c) determining from the capacitance the presence, partial presence or absence of a droplet at the droplet operations surface at the electrode.

Abstract translation: 一种用于检测液滴致动器上电容的方法，电路和装置，特别是用于通过以下步骤确定液滴致动器上的电极处的液滴的存在，部分存在或不存在：（a）提供液滴致动器，其包括：（i） 基板，其包括布置在所述基板上的电极，用于在所述基板的表面上进行液滴操作; （ii）电容检测电路，用于检测一个或多个电极处的液滴操作表面处的电容; （b）在一个或多个电极处检测液滴操作表面处的电容; 和（c）根据电容确定在电极处的液滴操作表面处的液滴的存在，部分存在或不存在。