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본 발명은 미세유체제어기술 기반으로 난관의 물리적 특징 및 생물적 특징을 모방한 수정란 및 난자 배양 시스템에 관한 것으로, 구체적으로 난관에서의 압축, 연동운동 및 섬모운동을 모방할 수 있는 장치를 미세유체제어기술과 조합함으로써 수정란 및 난자의 배양 및 발달을 효율적으로 하기 위한 방법을 제공하는 것이다. 본 발명에 의한 미세유체제어기술을 기반으로 한 난관 생체모방 수정란 배양 시스템은 수정란 및 난자의 효율적인 배양 및 발달을 도울 수 있기 때문에 줄기세포 및 발생학 연구의 편의성 및 높은 효율성을 제공하고, 일반 산부인과에서도 효과적으로 불임부부를 위한 인공수정 및 체외수정에 응용될 수 있다. 미세유체제어기술, 수정란 배양, 배양 시스템, 난관, 압축, 연동운동, 섬모운동
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PURPOSE: A microfluidic chip for the alignment and separation of microparticles is provided to drive microparticles by electrodynamics principle by forming an ununiform electric field inside a microfluidic channel, thereby reducing remarkably the time required for the manufacturing a device. CONSTITUTION: A microfluidic chip(100) for the alignment and separation of microparticles comprises a power device(110); a first electrode(120) which is electrically connected with the one end of the power device so as to allow the drive voltage to be applied from the power device; a first substrate(140) which is attached to the first electrode; a second electrode(130) which faces with the first electrode and is electrically connected with the other end of the power device so as to allow the reference voltage to be applied from the power device; a second substrate(150) which faces the first substrate, and is attached to the second electrode; a microfluidic channel(160) which is formed the first electrode and the second electrode and where a sample is located; and a spacer(180) which is located between the first electrode and the second electrode to separate the first electrode and the second electrode. The second electrode and the second substrate are inclined.
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PURPOSE: A biomolecule multi-detection microfluid chip of magnetophoretic base is provided to widen the width of biomolecule multi-detection and miniaturize analysis device. CONSTITUTION: A biomolecule multi-detection microfluid chip (100) of magnetoelectrophoretic base comprises a reactant injection unit (110), focusing solution injection unit (120), reactant focusing unit (130), color microbead reference unit (150), color microbead injection (140), decoding and position determining unit (160), magnetic field focusing (170), and discharging unit (180). The reactant focusing unit collects the reactant. The color microbead reference unit injects reference color microbead for decoding color microbead. The decoding & position determining unit is exposed to magnetic field and decodes color microbead.
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A microfluid processing unit controlled with the light and a method thereof are provided to select a unit getting hot and the other unit, non hot, and to increase the resolution. A microfluid processing unit comprises a minute electric heat generating unit(10), an optical source unit(20), and a uniticle driving unit(30). The minute electric heat generating unit makes the current flow with the light on or off. The minute electric heat generating unit is comprised of an array of the photoconductivity resistance. The minute electric heat generating unit includes anode and cathode to supply the electricity to the array of the resistance. The optical source unit controls the pattern of the light applied with the location in which the light is applied in the minute electric heat generating unit.
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An apparatus and a method for separating particles by using isomagnetophoresis are provided to analyze and separate particles regardless of the size of particles with high reliability. An apparatus for separating particles by using isomagnetophoresis comprises an injection hole(203) which contains fluids having different magnetic susceptibility and is injected with predetermined minute particles; a microfluidic channel(205) flowing the injected fluids and the injected microfluids; a magnetic energy source(207) authorizing a magnetic field to a vertical direction of the microfluidic channel; and a discharge hole(206) discharging minute particles passing through the microfluidic channel.
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A culture system for fertilized egg or ovum using micro-fluid mechanics is provided to improve culture of fertilized egg and ovum, thereby being used for artificial insemination and external fertilization for infertility couples. A culture system for fertilized egg or ovum comprises: an inlet(1) for fertilized egg or ovum; an ovum movement micro-fluidic channel(10), linked with the inlet, in which ovum can move; a plurality of ovum compression micro-fluidic channels(20) formed by reducing diameter of the ovum movement micro-fluidic channel; and an outlet(60) for fertilized egg or ovum connected to the ovum movement micro-fluidic channel.
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A droplet actuating apparatus and an actuating method thereof are provided to actuate the droplets by an SAW(surface acoustic wave) through the optic-acoustic effect, and quickly realize a new Lap-on-a-chip based on the droplets. A light source driving unit(10) generates the light of a repeated pulse shape and has a function of controlling the intensity of the generated light, the pulse duration and pulse repetition frequency. An optical location controller(20) receives the light generated from the light source driving unit and radiates the light to a location where the droplet(33) to be actuated exists. A droplet actuator(30) generates an SAW based on the optic-acoustic effect by the light radiated from the optical location controller, and actuates the droplet by using the SAW. A pulse light generator(11) generates the light of a pulse shape. A collimator(12) makes the generated pulse light into the parallel light.
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An enucleation system of oocyte or ovum based on microfluid mechanics and an enucleation method of oocyte or ovum using the same are provided to perform single cells manipulation and to perform automatically and efficiently the enucleation of oocyte or ovum and to ensure high convenience and effectiveness of the stem cell and embryology research. An enucleation system of oocyte or ovum comprises oocyte or ovum culture medium and reagent inlet port(1); a microfluid channel part(7); and an envelope incision microfluidic channel part(10) reducing the diameter of an ovum movement microfluidic channel part; an ovum squeeze microfluidic channel part(16); an enucleated oocyte or the ovum vent(50); and a necleus vent(51) separated from oocyte or ovum.
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본 발명은 기체 측정 장치 및 방법에 관한 것으로서, 특히 고분자 구조의 물질을 이용하여 기체 측정의 용이성 및 휴대성을 높일 수 있고, 제품에서 발생하는 기체를 측정하여 제품의 이상 여부를 판단할 수 있으며, 기체량이 미소할 경우, 외부 압력만으로 흡입 과정을 실시하여 지시 용액과 반응률을 높여 기체를 측정할 수 있는 기체 측정 장치 및 방법을 제공하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 그 기술적 구성은 기체와 반응하여 기체를 판별할 수 있는 지시 용액이 주입되도록 요홈 형상으로 형성되는 지시 용액 주입부와, 상기 지시 용액 주입부로 주입된 지시 용액이 수용될 수 있도록 상기 지시 용액 주입부와 연결되되, 요홈 형상으로 형성된 지시 용액 수용부를 포함하는 제1 기판; 상기 요홈이 형성된 제1 기판의 일면에 부착되어 상기 지시 용액이 이동 및 수용될 수 있는 유로가 형성되고, 기체가 유입되어 상기 제1 기판의 지시 용액과 반응할 수 있도록 형성되는 제2 기판; 을 포함하며 이루어지는 것을 특징으로 한다. 기체 측정, 판별, 지시 용액, PDMS, 휴대 장치, 제품 상태 판별
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An apparatus and a method for driving microfluid using a light-emitting element are provided to form a protective layer for preventing electrolysis on a photoconductive layer so as to minimize damages due to electrolysis. An apparatus for driving microfluid using a light-emitting element includes a light-emitting element(10) emitting a laser beam, a photoconductive layer(30) having a region to which the laser beam is irradiated and a voltage is applied, a reference electrode layer(40) for forming an electric potential in the photoconductive layer, a microfluid flow channel(50) through which microfluid or particles(51) in the microfluid are moved with the voltage applied to the photoconductive layer, and a voltage supply unit(60) connected to the photoconductive layer and the reference voltage layer to apply a voltage thereto.