Bio-Droplet Manipulation
Introduction
Surface tension is the dominant force in the microfluidics devices and the roughness enhances the surface energy, creating a phenomenon named "lotus effect". In ITRC Nano Lab, a gradient of surface tension force is employed to manipulate droplets, by which the droplet-based reagent can move spontaneously, precisely position, and mix on the detection zone. Beyond droplet manipulation, the system provides biochemical reactions on the micro-patterned chip with a self-aligned micro lens.
Technology
The droplet-based detection
- Droplet positions precisely and spontaneously
- Low volume reagent and fast detection
Application
- Glucose
- Triglycerides
- Uric acid
- Cholesterol
- High Density Lipoprotein (HDL)
- Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL)
Droplet spontaneous-motion on the texture surface
The mixing phenomena of the glucose reaction
