Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Microfluidic systems with chemical pumps
- Patent Title (中): 具有化学泵的微流体系统
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Application No.: US13469040Application Date: 2012-05-10
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Publication No.: US08717556B2Publication Date: 2014-05-06
- Inventor: Kenneth Edward Salsman
- Applicant: Kenneth Edward Salsman
- Applicant Address: KY George Town
- Assignee: Aptina Imaging Corporation
- Current Assignee: Aptina Imaging Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: KY George Town
- Agency: Treyz Law Group
- Agent Louis R. Levenson; Jennifer Luh
- Main IPC: G01N21/01
- IPC: G01N21/01 ; C12Q1/02 ; H01L27/146

Abstract:
A microfluidic system may include an image sensor integrated circuit containing image sensor pixels. A channel containing a fluid with particles such as cells may be formed on top of the image sensor. Flow control components may be mounted to the image sensor integrated circuit for controlling the flow of fluids through the channel. The flow control components may include a chemically powered pump. The chemical pump may include one or more chambers and a valve between the chambers. The valve may be operable to allow chemical reactants stored in the chambers to be mixed to produce gasses for generating pressure in the channel. The pressure in the channel may be used to control the flow of the fluid. As the fluid and particles flow through the channel, the image sensor pixels may be used to capture images of the particles.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130027695A1 MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS WITH CHEMICAL PUMPS Public/Granted day:2013-01-31
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