Microfluidic chip and manipulating apparatus having the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSu-hyeon Kim, Jun-hong Min, Kak Namkoong
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Abstract
Provided are a microfluidic chip and a microfluidic manipulating apparatus including the same. The microfluidic chip includes at least one microfluidic manipulating unit formed in a substrate. The microfluidic manipulating unit includes: a plurality of microchannels formed in the substrate; an inlet formed at a first end of the microchannel and exposed through the substrate; a trap formed at the microchannel; a chamber connected to a second end of the microchannel; and an outlet connected to the chamber and exposed through the substrate.
Claims16
A microfluidic chip comprising at least one microfluidic manipulating unit formed in a substrate, the microfluidic manipulating unit comprising:
- a plurality of microchannels formed in the substrate;
- an inlet formed at a first end of the microchannel and exposed through the substrate;
- a trap formed at the microchannel;
- a chamber connected to a second end of the microchannel;
- and
- an outlet connected to the chamber and exposed through the substrate.
An apparatus for manipulating microfluid comprising:
- a rotating plate;
- a microfluidic chip fixedly disposed on the rotating plate;
- a first driving unit which rotates the rotating plate;
- and
- a second driving unit which rotates the microfluidic chip on the rotating plate, wherein the microfluidic chip comprises at least one microfluidic manipulating unit comprising:
- a plurality of microchannels formed in the substrate;
- an inlet formed at a first end of the microchannel and exposed through the substrate;
- a trap formed at the microchannel;
- a chamber connected to a second end of the microchannel;
- and
- an outlet connected to the chamber and exposed through the substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.