Microfluidic chip and manipulating apparatus having the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSu-hyeon Kim, Jun-hong Min, Kak Namkoong
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Abstract
Provided are a microfluidic chip and a microfluidic manipulating apparatus including the same. The microfluidic chip includes at least one microfluidic manipulating unit formed in a substrate. The microfluidic manipulating unit includes: a plurality of microchannels formed in the substrate; an inlet formed at a first end of the microchannel and exposed through the substrate; a trap formed at the microchannel; a chamber connected to a second end of the microchannel; and an outlet connected to the chamber and exposed through the substrate.
Claims16
A microfluidic chip comprising at least one microfluidic manipulating unit formed in a substrate, the microfluidic manipulating unit comprising:
- a plurality of microchannels formed in the substrate, each of the plurality of microchannels comprising:
- an inlet formed at a first end of the microchannel and exposed through the substrate;
- a first microchannel portion extending from the inlet in a first direction;
- and
- a trap in fluid communication with the microchannel portion;
- a chamber connected to a second end of each of the plurality of microchannels;
- and
- an outlet connected to the chamber and exposed through the substrate;
- wherein the trap extends at an acute angle from the first microchannel portion.
An apparatus for manipulating microfluid comprising:
- a rotating plate;
- a microfluidic chip fixedly disposed on the rotating plate;
- a first driving unit which rotates the rotating plate;
- and
- a second driving unit which rotates the microfluidic chip on the rotating plate,
- wherein the microfluidic chip comprises at least one microfluidic manipulating unit comprising:
- a plurality of microchannels formed in the substrate;
- an inlet formed at a first end of each of the plurality of microchannels and exposed through the substrate;
- a trap formed in each of the plurality of microchannels;
- a chamber connected to a second end of each of the plurality of microchannels;
- and
- an outlet connected to the chamber and exposed through the substrate.
A microfluidic chip comprising a microfluidic manipulating unit formed in a substrate, the microfluidic manipulating unit comprising:
- a microchannel formed in the substrate, the microchannel comprising:
- an inlet formed at a first end of the microchannel and exposed through the substrate;
- a first microchannel portion extending from the inlet in a first direction;
- and
- a trap in fluid communication with the first microchannel portion;
- a chamber connected to a second end the microchannel;
- and
- an outlet connected to the chamber and exposed through the substrate,
- wherein the trap extends at an acute angle from the first microchannel portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.