Abstract:
본 발명의 일 실시예에 따라, 미세유체 칩의 실링 장치 및 그 동작 방법이 제공된다. 상기 장치는 상기 미세유체 칩이 배치되는 지지부; 및 상기 미세유체 칩의 유입부 및 유출부에 열을 인가하여 상기 유입부 및 상기 유출부를 밀봉하는 가열 실링부를 포함할 수 있다.
Abstract:
A microfluidic, chip-based assay device has been developed for measuring physical properties of an analyte (particularly, whole blood or whole blood derivatives). The technologies can be applied to measure clotting times of whole blood or blood derivatives, determine the effects of anticoagulant drugs on the kinetics of clotting/coagulation, as well as evaluate the effect of anticoagulant reversal agents. These technologies can additionally be used to optimize the dosage of anticoagulation drugs and/or their reversal agents. The assay is independent of the presence of anticoagulant; clotting is activated by exposure of the blood sample in the device to a glass (or other negatively charged material such as oxidized silicon) surface, which activates the intrinsic pathway and can be further hastened by the application of shear flow across the activating materials surface. The absence of chemical activating agents and highly controlled and reproducible micro-environment yields a point of care universal clotting assay.
Abstract:
The present invention provides assay devices having a unitary body with an exterior surface, the unitary body being substantially transparent to visible light and formed from a material having a refractive index in the range 1.26 to 1.40, the refractive index being measured at 20 °C with light of wavelength 589 nm, and wherein the unitary body is formed from a hydrophobic material, and at least two capillary bores extending internally along the unitary body, wherein at least a portion of the surface of each capillary bore includes a hydrophilic layer for retaining an assay reagent, and wherein the hydrophilic layer is also substantially transparent to visible light to allow optical interrogation of the capillary bores through the capillary wall. The present invention also provides assay systems including such assay devices, methods of performing an assay using such assay devices and method of method for manufacturing such assay devices.
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides methods for packaging a chip and packaged chips in which the chip and packaging are co-planar and gap-less. In certain instances, the packaged chip has electrodes or fluidics integrated with the chip.
Abstract:
A device (1) for preparing a substrate (S) for processing samples comprises at least a cover (3) having a contact surface (3a) configured to come into contact with a substrate (S) and sealing means (4) located on the contact surface (3a) for latching onto the substrate (S), the cover (3) has a peripheral rim (3b) and an aperture (5) for handling fluids; a frame (6) having an engagement surface (6a) to be coupled with the substrate (S) and at least a window (7) into the engagement surface (6a), said window (7) having an edge (7a) to engage the rim (3b) for holding said cover (3) in a predetermined position with respect to the frame (6).
Abstract:
An embodiment of the invention relates to a fluidic system (200) in which a first channel (210) and a second channel (230) are separated by a fluidic stop (220), for example a region with a hydrophobic coating and/or a structure (220) with non-capillary internal dimensions. Moreover, it comprises a flexible element (240) that is deformable to enable a flow of a medium across the fluidic stop.
Abstract:
A biochip cartridge comprising: a) a bottom substrate comprising a printed circuit board (PCB) comprising: i) an electrowetting grid of electrodes forming a droplet pathway; ii) an array of detection electrodes accessible to said droplet pathway, each comprising a self-assembled monolayer and a capture probe; iii) a plurality of interconnections from said electrowetting grid and said detection electrodes; and b) a top plate comprising a conductive surface parallel to said bottom substrate and mated thereto to form a reaction chamber. Furthermore, a method of detecting target nucleic acids, an apparatus for processing fluid, and a fluid container are also disclosed. The method of detecting target nucleic acids include adding binding buffer and capture beads to the sample, eluting the target nucleic acids from the beads and amplifying them to form amplicans, adding signalling probes to the amplicons to form hybridization complexes, and binding the hybridization complexes to capture probes to form and detect assay complexes. The apparatus for processing a fluid comprises a collapsible vessel including a first actuator, a second actuator which are coupled through a motion conversion mechanism. The first described fluid container comprises a first vessel, a second vessel, a sealing partition, and an opening device to open the sealing partition. The second described fluid container comprises a collapsible vessel surrounded by a housing and means to apply an external pressure to displace fluid from the vessel.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a sensor carrier comprising a flexible film (1) comprising a plurality of functionalized sensor elements (4) each being formed by a functional layer, wherein the functional layers are located on the same surface of the film (1) within a window area (6), wherein a region (7) of each of the functional layers of the sensor elements (4) is functionalized, and wherein one or more sensor compounds (5) are arranged or located in the respective functionalized regions (7) of the sensor elements (4).
Abstract:
Electrophoresis gel cassette comprising a first and a second face wall member and one or more side wall members, defining a gel compartment for a gel member with a first and second face, wherein the first face wall member has high gel adhesion compared to the second face wall member, whereby a gel member molded in the cassette will stay attached to the high gel adhesion face wall member when the cassette is opened, and wherein the first face wall member is provided with at least one removable section to expose a section of the first face of the gel member, the removable section of the first face wall member having lower gel adhesion compared to the non-removable part of the first face wall member.