摘要:
Provided are a droplet emitting apparatus and a method of emitting droplets using the same. The apparatus includes a solution tank for containing a solution; a nozzle including an opening through which at least a droplet of the solution is emitted; and a voltage generator including a piezoelectric material for generating a voltage by instantaneous pressure application, wherein the voltage generated by the pressure to the piezoelectric material is applied to the solution in order for the at least a droplet of the solution to be emitted through the nozzle.
摘要:
A device for printing a droplet onto a substrate includes: a droplet generating member which is needle-shaped and comprises a receiving portion disposed vertically to receive a solution, and a discharge hole connected to the receiving portion and formed on a bottom of the receiving portion so that the solution can be discharged from the receiving portion; a substrate disposed below the droplet generating member, the substrate includes a target portion to which the droplet discharged from the discharge hole of the droplet generating member is dropped and attached; a voltage applier applying a voltage to the droplet so that the droplet can be dropped onto the target portion of the substrate; a volume measuring unit measuring the volume of the droplet; and a droplet control unit maintaining the volume of the droplet at a predetermined level based on the measured volume of the droplet.
摘要:
A device and method for printing biomolecules on a substrate uses an electric charge concentration effect. The device overcomes limitations of the material and surface characteristics of a substrate, enables accurate dropping of a biomolecular droplet onto a target surface of the substrate, prevents electric discharge, and thus allows the manufacturing of a high density biochip by depositing numerous biomolecular droplets, which are small in size and volume, onto a substrate. The device includes: a needle-shaped electric field forming electrode; a substrate which is grounded and disposed below the electric field forming electrode, the substrate including a target surface; and an open circuit type voltage applying unit which supplies first electric charges to the electric field forming electrode to drop the biomolecular droplet onto the target surface of the substrate.
摘要:
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for ejecting droplets using charge concentration and liquid bridge breakup. The droplet ejection apparatus includes a reservoir storing a liquid; a capillary nozzle having a lower end submerged in the liquid stored in the reservoir and an upper end exposed outside the surface of the liquid, the capillary nozzle transferring the liquid to the upper end using capillary force; a potentiostat for applying a voltage to the liquid; a substrate mount on which a substrate is disposed to face the upper end of the capillary nozzle; and a distance adjusting unit for reciprocatingly moving the substrate between first and second positions with respect to the capillary nozzle, wherein the first position denotes a position where a distance between the upper end of the capillary nozzle and the surface of the substrate is less than a effective distance.
摘要:
A device for printing a droplet onto a substrate includes: a droplet generating member which is needle-shaped and comprises a receiving portion disposed vertically to receive a solution, and a discharge hole connected to the receiving portion and formed on a bottom of the receiving portion so that the solution can be discharged from the receiving portion; a substrate disposed below the droplet generating member, the substrate includes a target portion to which the droplet discharged from the discharge hole of the droplet generating member is dropped and attached; a voltage applier applying a voltage to the droplet so that the droplet can be dropped onto the target portion of the substrate; a volume measuring unit measuring the volume of the droplet; and a droplet control unit maintaining the volume of the droplet at a predetermined level based on the measured volume of the droplet.
摘要:
A device and a method for printing biomolecules onto a substrate using an electrohydrodynamic (EHD) effect are provided. The device for printing biomolecules onto a substrate using an electrohydrodynamic (EHD) effect includes at least one capillary having an outlet through which a feeding solution of biomolecules selected from the group consisting of nucleic acids, proteins, and oligopeptides is discharged, the nucleic acids being selected from the group consisting of probe DNA, RNA, peptide nucleic acid (PNA), and LNA and the proteins being selected from the group consisting of antigen and antibody; a printer body supporting the at least one capillary; a substrate below the outlet having a target surface onto which the biomolecules are deposited; a first electric field forming electrode located on the printer body around the circumference of the outlet; a second electric field forming electrode spaced apart from the first electrode by a predetermined distance; and a voltage applying unit which is electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode to apply an alternating current (AC) voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode so that an electric field may be formed around the biomolecule solution suspended in the outlet, and due to the interaction of the electric field and a difference in dielectric constant between the biomolecule solution having a free surface and the surrounding atmosphere, the electric force acts inward on the biomolecule solution from the surroundings, thereby dropping a predetermined amount of the biomolecule solution onto the target surface of the substrate. By using an EHD effect, the advantages of the device and method are that the process is quick, the biomolecule spots are uniform and easily aligned, and especially it is possible to spot the biomolecules correctly and reproducibly even when the printer body is not fully aligned with the substrate. In addition, the device and method are applicable to proteins which are sensitive to heat and biomolecules which have neutral charges.
摘要:
Provided are a droplet emitting apparatus and a method of emitting droplets using the same. The apparatus includes a solution tank for containing a solution; a nozzle including an opening through which at least a droplet of the solution is emitted; and a voltage generator including a piezoelectric material for generating a voltage by instantaneous pressure application, wherein the voltage generated by the pressure to the piezoelectric material is applied to the solution in order for the at least a droplet of the solution to be emitted through the nozzle
摘要:
A device for printing a droplet onto a substrate includes: a droplet generating member which is needle-shaped and comprises a receiving portion disposed vertically to receive a solution, and a discharge hole connected to the receiving portion and formed on a bottom of the receiving portion so that the solution can be discharged from the receiving portion; a substrate disposed below the droplet generating member, the substrate includes a target portion to which the droplet discharged from the discharge hole of the droplet generating member is dropped and attached; a voltage applier applying a voltage to the droplet so that the droplet can be dropped onto the target portion of the substrate; a volume measuring unit measuring the volume of the droplet; and a droplet control unit maintaining the volume of the droplet at a predetermined level based on the measured volume of the droplet.
摘要:
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for ejecting droplets using charge concentration and liquid bridge breakup. The droplet ejection apparatus includes a reservoir storing a liquid; a capillary nozzle having a lower end submerged in the liquid stored in the reservoir and an upper end exposed outside the surface of the liquid, the capillary nozzle transferring the liquid to the upper end using capillary force; a potentiostat for applying a voltage to the liquid; a substrate mount on which a substrate is disposed to face the upper end of the capillary nozzle; and a distance adjusting unit for reciprocatingly moving the substrate between first and second positions with respect to the capillary nozzle, wherein the first position denotes a position where a distance between the upper end of the capillary nozzle and the surface of the substrate is less than a effective distance.
摘要:
Provided is a device for printing a biomolecule solution onto a substrate using an electrohydrodynamic (EHD) effect. The device can deposit drops of the biomolecule solution with small size and volume and print more of the biomolecule solution onto a substrate, thereby enabling the manufacture of a high density biochip. The device includes a first electric field forming electrode that is shaped like a needle, is made of a conductive material, is disposed vertically, and includes an accommodating area in which the biomolecule solution is accommodated and an outlet formed on a bottom end of the accommodating area through which the biomolecule solution is discharged; a substrate disposed below the first electric field forming electrode, and including a target surface onto which the biomolecule solution discharged from the outlet of the first electric field forming electrode is deposited; a second electric field forming electrode made of a conductive material and disposed below the first electric field forming electrode; and a voltage applying device which is electrically connected to the first and second electric field forming electrodes to apply a voltage between the first and second electric field forming electrodes so that an electric field is generated around the biomolecule solution suspended in the outlet, wherein, due to the interaction between the electric field and a difference between dielectric constants of the biomolecule solution having a free surface and the surrounding atmosphere, the electric force acts inward on the biomolecule solution, thereby causing a predetermined amount of the biomolecule solution to drop onto the target surface of the substrate.