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US 2014/0231257 A1Published application
Droplet actuator apparatus and system
AssigneeAdvanced Liquid Logic, Inc.
InventorsWilliam Craig Bauer, Ramakrishna Sista, Donovan E. Bort
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Abstract
Droplet actuator apparatus and system are provided. An apparatus comprises: a microfluidics system having an insertion slot for insertion of a droplet actuator; a bottom plate against which the droplet actuator would slide when inserting the droplet actuator into the insertion slot; and means for forcing a substrate in the droplet actuator parallel to the bottom plate, wherein warpage in the substrate is corrected.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a microfluidics system having an insertion slot for insertion of a droplet actuator;
- a bottom plate against which the droplet actuator would slide when inserting the droplet actuator into the insertion slot;
- and
- means for forcing a substrate in the droplet actuator parallel to the bottom plate,
- wherein warpage in the substrate is corrected.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a droplet actuator for insertion into an insertion slot of a microfluidics system;
- a top substrate and a bottom substrate defining a gap in the droplet actuator;
- droplet operations electrodes in the bottom surface for transporting a droplet along the gap;
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- means for seating a force applied to the top substrate that corrects warpage in the bottom substrate.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving a droplet actuator in an insertion slot of a microfluidics system;
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- forcing a substrate in the droplet actuator parallel to a plate in the microfluidics system,
- wherein warpage in the substrate is corrected.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a microfluidics system having a droplet actuator inserted into an insertion slot;
- a bottom plate against which the droplet actuator slides as the droplet actuator inserts into the insertion slot;
- a spring plunger applying a force to a substrate of the droplet actuator;
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- a detent in the substrate of the droplet actuator into which a tip of the spring plunger seats,
- wherein the spring plunger forces the substrate parallel to the bottom plate to correct warpage.
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