公开(公告)号：US20020183996A1

公开(公告)日：2002-12-05

申请号：US09894862

申请日：2001-06-27

Applicant: Fluidigm Corporation

Inventor： Michael Lee ,  Gajus Worthington

IPC: G06F017/50

CPC classification number: G06F17/50 ,  B01F13/0059 ,  B01F15/00824 ,  B01F15/00935 ,  B01J2219/00997 ,  B01L3/5027 ,  B01L3/502707 ,  B01L3/502715 ,  B01L2200/12 ,  B81B1/00 ,  B81C99/006 ,  G06F17/509 ,  G06F2217/16 ,  H01H2029/008

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to design automation techniques and more particularly to the design of customized microfluidic systems using a microfluidic computer aided design system. In one embodiment of the present invention the system includes a synthesis module for synthesizing software of a design into a component level description of the design. The design has a plurality of microfluidic components, and the component level description has symbols associated with the plurality of microfluidic components. The system further includes a design capture module, including a schematic entry tool, for placing and connecting the symbols on a schematic according to the design; and a functional analysis module for functionally simulating selected symbols of the schematic.

Abstract translation: 本发明一般涉及设计自动化技术，更具体地涉及使用微流控计算机辅助设计系统的定制微流体系统的设计。 在本发明的一个实施例中，系统包括用于将设计的软件合成到设计的组件级描述中的合成模块。 该设计具有多个微流体部件，并且部件级别描述具有与多个微流体部件相关联的符号。 该系统还包括设计捕获模块，其包括用于根据设计在符号放置和连接符号的原理图输入工具; 以及用于功能模拟原理图的所选符号的功能分析模块。

公开(公告)号：US20020108097A1

公开(公告)日：2002-08-08

申请号：US09894858

申请日：2001-06-27

Applicant: Fluidigm Corporation

Inventor： Gregory Harris ,  James Montgomery ,  Michael Lee ,  Gajus Worthington

IPC: G06F017/50

CPC classification number: F16K99/0059 ,  B01L3/502707 ,  B01L2200/0621 ,  B01L2200/12 ,  B01L2200/14 ,  B01L2300/123 ,  B01L2400/0487 ,  B01L2400/0638 ,  B01L2400/0655 ,  F16K99/0001 ,  F16K2099/008 ,  F16K2099/0082 ,  G06F17/509 ,  G06F2217/16 ,  H01H2029/008 ,  Y10S707/99943

Abstract: The present invention provides for the design of a microfluidic system, including a microfluidic chip or circuit, using an object oriented microfluidic computer aided design system. In an embodiment of the present invention, in a computer system having a computer memory and an object-oriented environment, a method for physically laying out a microfluidic circuit, having a plurality of microfluidic components is provided. First, a first symbol object representing a microfluidic component is placed, where the first symbol object includes a fluid channel object which represents a first fluid channel of the microfluidic component. Next, a connecting fluid channel object on a channel layer is placed, where the connecting fluid channel object represents a second fluid channel used to connect two microfluidic components of the plurality of microfluidic components. The fluid channel object is then linked to the connecting fluid channel object, where the linking represents connecting the first fluid channel to the second fluid channel.

Abstract translation: 本发明提供了使用面向对象的微流控计算机辅助设计系统的微流体系统的设计，包括微流体芯片或电路。 在本发明的一个实施例中，在具有计算机存储器和面向对象环境的计算机系统中，提供了一种用于物理布置具有多个微流体部件的微流体电路的方法。 首先，放置表示微流体成分的第一符号对象，其中第一符号对象包括表示微流体成分的第一流体通道的流体通道对象。 接下来，放置通道层上的连接流体通道物体，其中连接流体通道物体表示用于连接多个微流体成分的两个微流体成分的第二流体通道。 然后将流体通道物体连接到连接流体通道对象，其中连接表示将第一流体通道连接到第二流体通道。