Microfluidic chips
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11179720B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-23

    申请号:US16319702

    申请日:2016-10-07

    Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to microfluidic chips. The microfluidic chips can include an inflexible material having an elastic modulus of 0.1 gigapascals (GPa) to 450 GPa. A microfluidic channel can be formed within the inflexible material and can connect an inlet and an outlet. A working electrode can be associated with the microfluidic channel and can have a surface area of 1 μm2 to 60,000 μm2 within the microfluidic channel. A bubble support structure can also be formed within the microfluidic channel such that the working electrode is positioned to electrolytically generate a bubble that becomes associated with the bubble support structure.

    Determining hematocrit level of a blood sample

    公开(公告)号:US11237125B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-01

    申请号:US16618840

    申请日:2017-07-17

    Inventor: Rachel M. White

    Abstract: An apparatus includes a die having a receiving area for a blood sample. A chamber is mounted on the die and fluidically coupled to the receiving area to process the blood sample. The chamber includes a set of electrodes that applies a voltage to the blood sample. A hematocrit level of the blood sample is determined based on a change in impedance across the set of electrodes after the voltage is applied.

    Blood characteristic measurement
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11112400B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-07

    申请号:US15749116

    申请日:2016-03-07

    Abstract: Examples herein provide a method. The method includes applying an electrical potential difference over a blood sample in a testing cassette of a microfluidic device, the cassette including a microfluidic channel through which the blood sample flows. The method includes measuring, over a duration of time, an electrical signal passing through the blood sample as the blood sample flows from a first end and coagulates at a second end of the microfluidic channel to obtain a measurement function as a function of time. The method also includes correlating the measurement function to a characteristic of the blood sample.

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