Capacitance Detection in a Droplet Actuator
    5.
    发明申请
    Capacitance Detection in a Droplet Actuator 有权
    滴液致动器中的电容检测

    公开(公告)号:US20100194408A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-08-05

    申请号:US12527208

    申请日:2008-02-15

    IPC分类号: G01R27/26

    摘要: 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.

    摘要翻译: 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。

    Systems, methods, and products for graphically illustrating and controlling a droplet actuator
    6.
    发明授权
    Systems, methods, and products for graphically illustrating and controlling a droplet actuator 有权
    图形化显示和控制液滴执行器的系统,方法和产品

    公开(公告)号:US07822510B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-10-26

    申请号:US11838388

    申请日:2007-08-14

    摘要: Systems for controlling a droplet microactuator are provided. According to one embodiment, a system is provided and includes a controller, a droplet microactuator electronically coupled to the controller, and a display device displaying a user interface electronically coupled to the controller, wherein the system is programmed and configured to permit a user to effect a droplet manipulation by interacting with the user interface. According to another embodiment, a system is provided and includes a processor, a display device electronically coupled to the processor, and software loaded and/or stored in a storage device electronically coupled to the controller, a memory device electronically coupled to the controller, and/or the controller and programmed to display an interactive map of a droplet microactuator. According to yet another embodiment, a system is provided and includes a controller, a droplet microactuator electronically coupled to the controller, a display device displaying a user interface electronically coupled to the controller, and software for executing a protocol loaded and/or stored in a storage device electronically coupled to the controller, a memory device electronically coupled to the controller, and/or the controller.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于控制液滴微致动器的系统。 根据一个实施例,提供了一种系统,其包括电子耦合到控制器的控制器,液滴微致动器以及显示电子耦合到控制器的用户界面的显示设备,其中该系统被编程和配置为允许用户实现 通过与用户界面交互来进行液滴操作。 根据另一个实施例,提供了一种系统,包括处理器,电子耦合到处理器的显示设备,以及加载和/或存储在电子耦合到控制器的存储设备中的软件,电子耦合到控制器的存储设备,以及 /或控制器,并被编程以显示液滴微致动器的交互式地图。 根据又一个实施例,提供了一种系统,其包括控制器,电子耦合到控制器的液滴微致动器,显示电子耦合到控制器的用户界面的显示设备,以及用于执行加载和/或存储在控制器中的协议的软件 电子耦合到控制器的存储设备,电子耦合到控制器的存储设备和/或控制器。

    Methods, Systems, and Products for Conducting Droplet Operations
    8.
    发明申请
    Methods, Systems, and Products for Conducting Droplet Operations 有权
    用于进行液滴操作的方法,系统和产品

    公开(公告)号:US20110213499A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-09-01

    申请号:US12596905

    申请日:2009-08-13

    IPC分类号: B01J19/08 G06F17/50

    摘要: The present invention provides modified droplet actuator systems, software, and software-executed methods for use in droplet actuator operation and droplet actuator systems that are configured and programmed to execute such software. An aspect of the software components of the invention is an interface description file for each hardware component of a microfluidics system that allows hardware components to be changed without modifying the program for performing droplet operations protocols. Another aspect of the software components of the invention is the establishment of electrode-to-electrode relationships and other aspects of droplet actuator configurations, which may be used when programming droplet operations protocols. Another aspect of the software components of the invention is a physical design library of predefined electrode elements that may be used by a droplet actuator designer when constructing a layout of electrodes. Another aspect of the software components of the invention is a droplet actuator description file that contains the physical and electrical description of the droplet actuator. Another aspect of the software components of the invention is a router component for determining routes of droplet operations in a droplet actuator. Another aspect of the software components of the invention is the use of tri-state vectors for programming sequences in a droplet actuator. Still other aspects are provided.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了用于在液滴致动器操作中使用的修改的液滴致动器系统,软件和软件执行方法以及配置和编程为执行这样的软件的液滴致动器系统。 本发明的软件组件的一个方面是用于微流体系统的每个硬件组件的接口描述文件,其允许在不修改用于执行液滴操作协议的程序的情况下改变硬件组件。 本发明的软件组件的另一方面是建立电极对电极关系和液滴致动器配置的其它方面,其可以在编程液滴操作协议时使用。 本发明的软件组件的另一方面是预定电极元件的物理设计库,其可以在构建电极的布局时由液滴致动器设计者使用。 本发明的软件组件的另一方面是液滴致动器描述文件,其包含液滴致动器的物理和电气描述。 本发明的软件组件的另一方面是用于确定液滴致动器中的液滴操作路线的路由器组件。 本发明的软件组件的另一方面是使用三态向量来在液滴致动器中编程序列。 还提供了其他方面。

    Methods, systems, and products for conducting droplet operations
    9.
    发明授权
    Methods, systems, and products for conducting droplet operations 有权
    用于进行液滴操作的方法,系统和产品

    公开(公告)号:US08364315B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-29

    申请号:US12596905

    申请日:2009-08-13

    IPC分类号: G05B21/00

    摘要: The present invention provides modified droplet actuator systems, software, and software-executed methods for use in droplet actuator operation and droplet actuator systems that are configured and programmed to execute such software. An aspect of the software components of the invention is an interface description file for each hardware component of a microfluidics system that allows hardware components to be changed without modifying the program for performing droplet operations protocols. Another aspect of the software components of the invention is the establishment of electrode-to-electrode relationships and other aspects of droplet actuator configurations, which may be used when programming droplet operations protocols. Another aspect of the software components of the invention is a physical design library of predefined electrode elements that may be used by a droplet actuator designer when constructing a layout of electrodes. Another aspect of the software components of the invention is a droplet actuator description file that contains the physical and electrical description of the droplet actuator. Another aspect of the software components of the invention is a router component for determining routes of droplet operations in a droplet actuator. Another aspect of the software components of the invention is the use of tri-state vectors for programming sequences in a droplet actuator. Still other aspects are provided.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了用于在液滴致动器操作中使用的修改的液滴致动器系统,软件和软件执行方法以及配置和编程为执行这样的软件的液滴致动器系统。 本发明的软件组件的一个方面是用于微流体系统的每个硬件组件的接口描述文件,其允许在不修改用于执行液滴操作协议的程序的情况下改变硬件组件。 本发明的软件组件的另一方面是建立电极对电极关系和液滴致动器配置的其它方面,其可以在编程液滴操作协议时使用。 本发明的软件组件的另一方面是预定电极元件的物理设计库,其可以在构建电极的布局时由液滴致动器设计者使用。 本发明的软件组件的另一方面是液滴致动器描述文件,其包含液滴致动器的物理和电气描述。 本发明的软件组件的另一方面是用于确定液滴致动器中的液滴操作路线的路由器组件。 本发明的软件组件的另一方面是使用三态向量来在液滴致动器中编程序列。 还提供了其他方面。

    Droplet Actuator Systems, Devices and Methods
    10.
    发明申请
    Droplet Actuator Systems, Devices and Methods 审中-公开
    液滴致动器系统,装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20130168250A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-07-04

    申请号:US13822990

    申请日:2011-09-15

    IPC分类号: B81B7/02

    摘要: The present invention is directed to droplet actuator systems, devices, and methods. In one embodiment, a microfluidic article of manufacture is provided. The microfluidic article of manufacture includes a first substrate; a second substrate separated from the first substrate to form a droplet operations gap; gap height setting spacers associated with the first and/or second substrate or situated between the first and second substrates; a spring forcing the second substrate against the gap height setting spacers, thereby establishing a substantially uniform gap height between the first and second substrates; and electrodes associated with the first and/or second substrate and configured to conduct droplet operations in the droplet operations gap.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及液滴致动器系统,装置和方法。 在一个实施例中,提供微流体制造品。 微流体制品包括第一基底; 从所述第一基板分离以形成液滴操作间隙的第二基板; 与第一和/或第二基板相关联或位于第一和第二基板之间的间隙高度设置间隔物; 弹簧迫使第二基板抵靠间隙高度设定间隔件,从而在第一和第二基板之间建立基本均匀的间隙高度; 以及与第一和/或第二基板相关联并且被配置为在液滴操作间隙中进行液滴操作的电极。