Microfluidic device, method of using microfluidic device and micro total analysis system
AssigneeBoe Technology Group Co., Ltd.
InventorsYingming Liu, Haisheng Wang, Xiaochuan Chen, Xue Dong, Xiaoliang Ding, Pinchao Gu, Lei Wang, Changfeng Li, Ping Zhang
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Abstract
A microfluidic device, a method of using a microfluidic device and a micro total analysis system are provided. The microfluidic device includes a first substrate, and the first substrate includes a base substrate and a pixel array. The pixel array includes a plurality of pixels and is on the base substrate, and each of the plurality of pixels includes a driving electrode. Driving electrodes of two adjacent pixels are in different layers.
Claims18
A microfluidic device, comprising a first substrate, the first substrate comprising:
- a base substrate;
- and
- a pixel array on the base substrate, comprising a plurality of pixels, each of the plurality of pixels comprising a driving electrode,
- wherein the first substrate further comprises a plurality of electrode layers, different electrode layers have different distances from the base substrate, a distance between an electrode layer of the plurality of electrode layers and the base substrate is a distance between an upper-most horizontal plane of the electrode layer and an upper-most horizontal plane of the base substrate along a vertical direction, and driving electrodes of two adjacent pixels are in different electrode layers;
- orthographic projections of the driving electrodes of the two adjacent pixels on the base substrate have an overlapping area, or the orthographic projections of the driving electrodes of the two adjacent pixels on the base substrate have an overlapping edge.
A method of using a microfluidic device, the microfluidic device comprising a first substrate, the first substrate comprising a base substrate and a pixel array, the pixel array comprising a plurality of pixels and being on the base substrate, each of the plurality of pixels comprising a driving electrode, the first substrate further comprising a plurality of electrode layers, different electrode layers having different distances from the base substrate, a distance between an electrode layer of the plurality of electrode layers and the base substrate being a distance between an upper-most horizontal plane of the electrode layer and an upper-most horizontal plane of the base substrate along a vertical direction, and driving electrodes of two adjacent pixels being in different electrode layers, orthographic projections of the driving electrodes of the two adjacent pixels on the base substrate having an overlapping area or the orthographic projections of the driving electrodes of the two adjacent pixels on the base substrate having an overlapping edge,
- wherein the method comprises:
- applying voltages to the driving electrodes of the two adjacent pixels.
A micro total analysis system, comprising a microfluidic device, wherein the microfluidic device comprises a first substrate, and the first substrate comprises a base substrate and a pixel array;
- the pixel array comprises a plurality of pixels and is on the base substrate, and each of the plurality of pixels comprises a driving electrode;
- and
- the first substrate further comprises a plurality of electrode layers, different electrode layers have different distances from the base substrate, a distance between an electrode layer of the plurality of electrode layers and the base substrate is a distance between an upper-most horizontal plane of the electrode layer and an upper-most horizontal plane of the base substrate along a vertical direction, and driving electrodes of two adjacent pixels are in different electrode layers;
- orthographic projections of the driving electrodes of the two adjacent pixels on the base substrate have an overlapping area or the orthographic projections of the driving electrodes of the two adjacent pixels on the base substrate have an overlapping edge.
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