Microfluidic system

A microfluidic system for the isolation of particles of at least one given type from a sample;

• the microfluidic system comprising:
• an inlet, through which, in use, the sample is introduced into the microfluidic system;
• a separation unit which comprises a main chamber and a recovery chamber and which is configured to transfer at least part of the particles of the given type from the main chamber to the recovery chamber in a selective manner with respect to further particles of the sample;
• at least one first reservoir having an inner volume of at least 1 μL, which is designed to contain a liquid and is fluidically connected to the separation unit;
• and at least one actuator configured to move the liquid from the first reservoir to the separation unit;
• the microfluidic system being characterized in that it comprises a regulating assembly, which comprises at least one first regulating device having at least one first heat transfer element which is arranged at the first reservoir, such that the at least first heat transfer element is configured to absorb heat from the first reservoir itself;
• the separation unit comprising a system selected from the group consisting of dielectrophoresis, optical tweezers, magnetophoresis, acoustophoresis and a combination thereof.