Characterizing a fluid sample based on response of a non-planar structure
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsVishal Mannapur, Handeep Kaur, Yuri I. Krimon, David I. Poisner, Anand K. Enamandram
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Abstract
Apparatuses, methods and storage medium associated with characterizing a fluid sample based on response of a non-planar structure are disclosed herein. In embodiments, an apparatus may include a non-planar structure having an exterior (e.g., a curved exterior) and a core having a content to change (e.g., by osmosis) responsive to application of the fluid sample to the non-planar structure. The apparatus may include one or more processors, devices, and/or circuitry to identify a value indicative of a characteristic of the fluid based on the measurement. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed.
Claims25
An apparatus, comprising:
- a substrate;
- a non-planar structure formed on the substrate, the non-planar structure having a semi-permeable membrane and a core defined by the semi-permeable membrane, the semi-permeable membrane to permeate a substance to or from the core, wherein a characteristic of the non-planar structure is to change responsive to the permeation of the substance through the semi-permeable membrane;
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- a sensor formed on the substrate, the sensor to obtain a measurement in response to exposure of the non-planar structure to a fluid sample;
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- circuitry to identify a value indicative of a characteristic of the fluid sample based on the measurement.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a substrate;
- a non-planar structure formed on the substrate, the non-planar structure having a curved exterior and a core defined by the curved exterior, wherein a content of the core is to change by osmosis responsive to application of a fluid sample to the non-planar structure;
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- a module formed on the substrate to identify a change of a characteristic of the non-planar structure responsive to the application of the fluid sample to the non-planar structure, the identified change indicative of a property of the fluid sample.
A method, comprising:
- probing a bead to identify a characteristic of the bead after an osmotic response of the bead to a fluid sample;
- obtaining a measurement of the bead responsive to the probing;
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- calculating a value indicative of a characteristic of the fluid sample based on the measurement of the bead.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.