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US 2007/0166199 A1Published application
Microfluidic systems and control methods
AssigneeKionix, Inc.
InventorsPeng Zhou, Lincoln Young
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Abstract
The systems and methods disclosed herein include a microfluidic system, comprising a pneumatic manifold having a plurality of apertures, and a chip manifold having channels disposed therein for routing pneumatic signals from respective ones of the apertures to a plurality of valves in a microfluidic chip, wherein the channels route the pneumatic signals in accordance with a configuration of the plurality of valves in the microfluidic chip.
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A microfluidic system, comprising:
- a pneumatic manifold having a plurality of apertures, and
- a chip manifold having channels disposed therein for routing pneumatic signals from respective ones of the apertures to a plurality of pressure-actuatable membranes in a microfluidic chip,
- wherein the channels route the pneumatic signals in accordance with a configuration of the plurality of pressure-actuatable membranes in the microfluidic chip.
A method of operating a microfluidic system, comprising:
- transmitting, by a pneumatic manifold, pneumatic signals to a chip manifold,
- routing, by the chip manifold, the pneumatic signals to a plurality of pressure-actuatable membranes in a microfluidic chip, and
- actuating, by the pneumatic signals, the pressure-actuatable membranes in the microfluidic chip to transport fluid through the microfluidic chip.
A microfluidic system, comprising:
- a plurality of pneumatic transducers, and
- a chip manifold having channels disposed therein for routing pneumatic signals from respective ones of the pneumatic transducers to a plurality of pressure-actuatable membranes in a microfluidic chip, wherein
- at least one set of the channels fluidly couples a single aperture of the pneumatic manifold to a plurality of the pressure-actuatable membranes in the microfluidic chip, and
- the channels route the pneumatic signals in accordance with a configuration of the plurality of pressure-actuatable membranes in the chip.
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