Method of Detecting an Analyte
    4.
    发明申请
    Method of Detecting an Analyte 有权
    检测分析物的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20090311713A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-12-17

    申请号:US12546253

    申请日:2009-08-24

    IPC分类号: C12Q1/68

    摘要: The invention relates to certain novel approaches to reducing or eliminating the movement of contaminants from one droplet to another on a droplet actuator via liquid filler fluid. In one application, a method of detecting an analyte is provided and includes providing in a detection window a droplet including a signal-producing substance indicative of the presence and/or quantity of an analyte and one or more magnetically responsive beads which may interfere with signal produced by the signal producing substance. The method further includes using a magnetic field for magnetically removing the magnetically responsive beads from the detection window and/or magnetically restricting the magnetically responsive beads from entering the detection window while transporting and/or retaining the droplet in the detection window. The method additionally includes detecting a signal produced by the signal-producing substance.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及在液滴致动器上通过液体填充液减少或消除污染物从一个液滴到另一个液滴的移动的某些新颖方法。 在一个应用中,提供检测分析物的方法,并且包括在检测窗口中提供包含指示分析物的存在和/或量的信号产生物质的液滴和一个或多个可能干扰信号的磁响应珠子 由信号产生物质产生。 该方法还包括使用磁场来从检测窗口磁性地去除磁响应珠子和/或磁力限制磁响应珠子进入检测窗口,同时在检测窗口中传送和/或保持液滴。 该方法还包括检测由信号产生物质产生的信号。

    Droplet microactuator system
    8.
    发明授权
    Droplet microactuator system 有权
    液滴微致动器系统

    公开(公告)号:US07815871B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-10-19

    申请号:US11639664

    申请日:2006-12-15

    IPC分类号: B01J8/00 G01N27/26

    摘要: The present invention relates to a droplet microactuator system. According to one embodiment, the droplet microactuator system includes: (a) a droplet microactuator configured to conduct droplet operations; (b) a magnetic field source arranged to immobilize magnetically responsive beads in a droplet during droplet operations; (c) a sensor configured in a sensing relationship with the droplet microactuator, such that the sensor is capable of sensing a signal from and/or a property of one or more droplets on the droplet microactuator; and (d) one or more processors electronically coupled to the droplet microactuator and programmed to control electrowetting-mediated droplet operations on the droplet actuator and process electronic signals from the sensor.

    摘要翻译: 液滴微致动器系统技术领域本发明涉及液滴微致动器系统。 根据一个实施例,液滴微致动器系统包括:(a)构造成进行液滴操作的液滴微致动器; (b)磁场源,布置成在液滴操作期间将磁响应珠固定在液滴中; (c)配置成与液滴微致动器的感测关系的传感器,使得传感器能够感测来自液滴微致动器上的一个或多个液滴的信号和/或特性; 和(d)电子耦合到液滴微致动器的一个或多个处理器,并被编程为控制液滴致动器上的电润湿介导的液滴操作并处理来自传感器的电子信号。