Heating device
AssigneeRegents of the University of Minnesota
InventorsTianhong Cui, Terrence William Simon, Yang Wang, Khoi Hoang Thien Nguyen, Peng Zhou, Yingming Xu
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Abstract
Systems, devices, and techniques are configured to generate heat using a laser induced graphene heater. In one examples, a. heating device includes a substrate; a laser induced graphene layer disposed on the substrate; and an electrically conductive layer disposed in contact with the laser induced graphene later, wherein the electrically conductive layer is configured to be coupled to a power source.
Claims21
A heating device comprising:
- a substrate;
- a laser induced graphene layer disposed on the substrate;
- and
- an electrically conductive layer disposed in contact with the laser induced graphene layer, wherein the electrically conductive layer is configured to be coupled to a power source.
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A method of manufacturing a laser induced graphene heating device, wherein the method comprises:
- applying polyimide to a substrate;
- directing laser energy to the polyimide to generate a laser induced graphene layer in the polyimide on the substrate;
- and
- applying an electrically conductive layer in contact with the laser induced graphene layer, wherein the electrically conductive layer is configured to be coupled to a power source.
A diagnostic system comprising:
- a first housing portion defining:
- an injection port;
- a first chamber configured to contain a first solution;
- and
- a second chamber configured to contain a second solution;
- a second housing portion defining at least one waste chamber configured to receive fluid from at least one of the first chamber or the second chamber;
- a graphene heating element carried on the second housing portion, wherein the graphene heating element comprises a laser induced graphene layer and an electrically conductive layer in contact with the laser induced graphene layer, wherein the electrically conductive layer is configured to be coupled to a power source;
- and
- a sliding panel comprising a sample chamber configured to contain a biological sample, wherein the sliding panel is:
- positioned between the first housing portion and the second housing portion;
- and
- configured to move the sample chamber to different positions corresponding to at least the first chamber and the second chamber of the first housing portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.