Bio lab-on-a-chip and method of fabricating and operating the same
AssigneeElectronics and Telecommunicaations Research Insti
InventorsDae Sik Lee, Rae Man Park, Sung Lyul Maeng, Moon Youn Jung, Seon Hee Park, Hyun Chul Yoon
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Abstract
Disclosed is a bio lab-on-a-chip. The bio lab-on-a-chip is provided on a piezoelectric thin film on a substrate, and includes a sensing unit to sense a bio signal and a fluidic control unit which controls a transfer of a microfluid adjacent to the sensing unit. Provided is also a method of fabricating the bio lab-on-a-chip. The method includes the steps of forming a piezoelectric thin film, forming a sensing unit to sense a bio signal of a microfluid on the piezoelectric thin film, and forming a fluidic control unit located adjacent to the sensing unit.
Claims24
A bio lab-on-a-chip comprising:
- a substrate;
- a piezoelectric thin film on the substrate;
- a sensing unit provided on the piezoelectric thin film, and sensing a bio signal of a microfluid;
- and
- a fluidic control unit adjacent to the sensing unit, and controlling a transfer of the microfluid.
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A method of operating a bio lab-on-a-chip, the method comprising:
- providing a microfluid to a region between a sensing unit and a fluidic control unit adjacent to each other on a substrate having a piezoelectric material;
- transferring the microfluid to the sensing unit using a surface acoustic wave (SAW) generated by driving the fluidic control unit;
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- sensing a bio signal of the microfluid at the sensing unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.