Device and method for controlling fluid flows in lab-on-a-chip systems and method for producing said device
AssigneeBoehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH
InventorsKatja Friedrich, Walter Gumbrecht, Peter Paulicka
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Abstract
An array of valves are arranged in n columns and m lines and which are each designed to control a fluid flow in an associated flow channel in a lab-on-a-chip system. The array includes at least two valves, every column having not more than one valve and every line having from zero to n valves. A device is used for actuating the valves. The valves are pressure-actuated. To produce the device, the flow channels are arranged in accordance with the arrangement of the valves.
Claims16
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A device for controlling fluid flows in a lab-on-a-chip system having flow channels, comprising
- an array of valves arranged in n columns and m valve rows, where n and m are integers, each valve being configured to control fluid flow in an associated flow channel, the array including at least two valves, each valve column having at most one valve and each valve row having between zero and n valves;
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- an instrument to actuate the valves.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.