Microfluidic device and control equipment for microfluidic device

A control equipment for microfluidic device comprising:

• a platform having at least one chamber;
• at least one flow channel connected to the chamber and transfer fluid;
• and a valve which opens or closes the flow channel,
• wherein the valve comprises a body installed in the platform, a blocking plate installed in the body and positioned to face the flow channel to selectively block the flow channel, a pressing rod installed to be movable at the inside of the body to press the blocking plate, and an elastic latch installed at the side of the body, wherein a front end of the elastic latch is elastically urged towards the inside of the body to latch a front end of the pressing rod for fixing the pressing rod,
• wherein the control equipment further comprises a valve operation unit for opening and closing the valve equipped with the microfluidic device, and a moving unit for moving the valve operation unit,
• wherein the valve operation unit comprises a pressing unit that is configured to apply external force to the pressing rod of the valve so that the pressing rod is locked by the elastic latch and fixed, and a releasing unit configured to release the pressing rod from a fixed condition.