Abstract:
본 발명은 미세유동 시스템 제어장치 및 제어방법에 관한 것이다. 본 발명에 따른 미세유동 시스템을 제어하는 장치는 상기 미세유동 시스템의 전체 동작을 제어하는 중앙 제어부; 상기 중앙 제어부의 제1 제어신호에 따라 상기 회전판을 회전시키고, 상기 회전을 통해 발생한 원심력을 이용하여 샘플 유체를 흐르게 하는 회전수단을 제어하는 회전수단 제어부; 상기 중앙 제어부의 제2 제어신호에 따라 상기 미세유동 구조물 상의 소정의 위치로 이동하는 이동수단의 위치를 제어하는 위치 제어부; 및 상기 중앙 제어부의 제3 제어신호에 따라 상기 미세유동 구조물 상의 소정의 위치에 전자기파를 조사하는 외부 에너지원의 에너지를 제어하는 외부 에너지원 제어부를 포함함으로써, 소형의 휴대용 미세유동 시스템을 효과적으로 제어할 수 있다. 미세유동 장치, 미세유동 시스템, 회전수단, 이동수단, 밸브
Abstract:
A method of sterilizing an object comprising gold nano-rod and home electronic products employing the same method are provided to perform sterilization efficiently by using light that is not harmful to a human. A method of sterilizing an object comprising gold nano-rod includes irradiating light having a wavelength that is absorbed by the gold nano-rod to the gold nano-rod, and includes the steps of: applying gold nano-rod to a material in a solid phase to be sterilized; and irradiating light having a wavelength that is absorbed by the gold nano-rod to the material in a solid phage coated with the gold nano-rod. The gold nano-rod is contained in the material in a solid phase that can be permeated by the light. The material in a solid phase consists of silicone, metal, glass or polymer.
Abstract:
A method for destructing cell or virus and amplifying nucleic acids is provided to increase the destruction efficiency of the cell or virus and perform PCR efficiently without elimination of gold nanorod, thereby performing the destruction of the cell or virus and the amplification of the nucleic acids efficiently in a single chamber. A method for destructing cell or virus and amplifying nucleic acids continuously in a single microchamber comprises the steps of: (a) injecting a solution including cell or virus and gold nanorod into the microchamber; (b) applying pulse laser or continuous wave laser to the gold nanorod to destruct the cell or virus; and (c) adding a PCR mixture to the microchamber and then performing PCR thereon. An apparatus for performing destruction of cell or virus and amplification of nucleic acids comprises: a chamber for destructing cell or virus which receives a sample including cell or virus and gold nanorod through a sample inlet; a laser generating portion which is attached to the chamber to supply laser; and a heating portion and a cooling portion for heating and cooling the chamber. Further, a length of the gold nanorod is 10-500 nm.
Abstract:
A centrifugal microfluidic device is provided to detect a target protein conveniently by moving a biological sample according to the centrifugal force when a biological sample is introduced into a microfluidic structure, and subjecting the biological sample to a series of procedures. A centrifugal microfluidic device for detecting a target protein comprises: a rotation body(100); a microfluidic structure(103) which is positioned in the rotation body, contains a plurality of chambers(11, 14, 18), a plurality of channels(21, 182, 183) for connecting the chambers, a plurality of valves for controlling the fluid, located in the channels, and transports the fluid by using the centrifugal force generated by the rotation of rotation body; beads(M1) which are located in the microfluidic structure and contain a capture probe having a specific affinity to a target protein on the surface; and a detection probe which is located in the microfluidic structure, has a specific affinity to the target protein and contains a material required for optical signal expression, wherein the valves include a capillary valve, a hydrophobic valve, a mechanical valve and a phase-change valve.
Abstract:
An apparatus for controlling the microfluidic system is provided to isolate DNA of a target cell in a biological sample within a short time, simplify the DNA extraction operation, reduce the amount of sample required for DNA extraction, and efficiently control the microfluidic system. An apparatus for controlling the microfluidic system containing a microfluidic device including a microfluidic structure in a rotation plate comprises: a central control portion(700) for controlling the total operation of the microfluidic system; a rotation means control portion(710) for rotating the rotation plate according to the first control signal of the central controlling portion and controlling the rotation means permitting the flow of sample fluid by using the centrifugal force generated by the rotation; a position controlling portion(720) for controlling the position of mobile means moving to a certain position on the microfluidic structure according to the second control signal of the central control portion; and an external energy source control portion(730) for controlling energy of the external energy source irradiating the energy to a certain position on the microfluidic structure according to the third control signal of the central control portion, wherein the apparatus further comprises a detecting means control portion(740) for controlling the detecting means to output the signal detected by the detecting means for detecting the optical information on the sample fluid reaction and a certain wavelength information emitted from a certain position in the microfluidic device. Further, the energy is an electromagnetic wave.
Abstract:
A method for mixing at least two kinds of fluids in a microfluid treating substrate is provided to allow two of more different fluids to be mixed in a short time without increasing the size of a microfluid treating substrate or adding an additional member such as a magnet. A method for mixing at least two kinds of fluids comprises the steps of: introducing at least two kinds of fluids sequentially into a mixing chamber(15) of a microfluid treating substrate(10); and rotating the substrate clockwise and counter clockwise alternately until the fluids are mixed with each other, wherein any one direction of the clockwise direction and the counter clockwise direction is converted into the other direction before the vortex formed in the mixing chamber by the rotation along the former direction disappears.
Abstract:
A microarray substrate is provided to improve the fixation of a probe biomolecule on a substrate, decrease a non-specific binding of a protein to a target biomolecule on the substrate, and simultaneously perform the lysis process, PCR reaction, and hybridization of the probe and the target biomolecule. In addition, a method for analyzing a biomolecule using the same and a lab-on-a-chip comprising the same are provided. The microarray substrate is characterized in that a group represented by the formula(1) or (2) is fixed on a solid substrate. The method for analyzing a biomolecule comprises the steps of: (a) preparing a microarray substrate by fixing a group of the formula(1) or (2) on a solid substrate; (b) fixing a probe biomolecule on the microarray substrate under a first pH to prepare a microarray; (c) attaching a target biomolecule on the area other than the probe area of the microarray under the first pH; (d) under a second pH, after eluting the coupled target biomolecule, amplifying it; and (e) hybridizing the probe biomolecule on the microarray prepared by the step(b) with the target biomolecule. The lab-on-a-chip comprises the microarray substrate.
Abstract:
Provided are a pH dependent ion exchange material which has high bonds to nucleic acid at first pH, releases nucleic acid with high rate at second pH, and has low bonds to protein, a solid substrate having the ion exchange material immobilized thereon, and a method for isolating nucleic acid by using the ion exchange material and the solid substrate. The pH dependent ion exchange material has carboxyl, amine groups, and polyethylene oxide moiety for isolating nucleic acid which comprise at least two monomers selected from the group consisting of the formulas M0, M1, M2, M3, and M4(the monomers are bonded with each other), and has at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of M1 and M2, and at least one monomers selected from the group consisting of M3 and M4. In the formulas, A is a base selected from -NH(CH2)nNH2(n is an integer of 1-10) and -NH(CH2)nY(n is an integer of 1-10, Y is an aromatic base in which at least one of cyclic elements are nitrogen), B is -(CH2CHO)nOR2(n is 1-20, R2 is an C1-C10 alkyl group or protecting group), R3 is a C1-C10 alkyl group. The ion exchange material has a polymerization degree of 2-30,000.
Abstract:
본 발명은 CaO 100 중량 %에 대하여 MgCl 2 또는 MgSO 4 5 내지 7 중량 % 및 NaOH 5 내지 7 중량 %를 포함하는 고상의 물질로서, 황산을 가하여 열을 발생시키는 발열 물질, 그를 이용한 세포 용해 방법 및 장치를 제공한다. 발열 반응, 세포 용해
Abstract:
본 발명은 수소 결합 공여능을 갖는 제1 관능기를 표면에 갖는 고체 기판 상에서 수소 결합 수용능을 갖는 화합물과 수소 결합 공여능을 갖는 제2 관능기로 관능기화된 생물분자의 혼합물을 반응시켜, 상기 생물분자를 비공유 결합에 의하여 상기 기판 상에 고정화하는 단계를 포함하는, 생물분자를 고체기판상에 고정화하는 방법 및 그에 의하여 제조된 마이크로어레이를 제공한다. 비공유결합, 폴리에틸렌글리콜, 마이크로어레이