Method and apparatus for programmable fluidic processing

摘要

A method and apparatus for microfluidic processing by programmably manipulating a packet. A material is introduced onto a reaction surface and compartmentalized to form a packet. A position of the packet is sensed with a position sensor. A programmable manipulation force is applied to the packet at the position. The programmable manipulation force is adjustable according to packet position by a controller. The packet is programmably moved according to the programmable manipulation force along arbitrarily chosen paths.

主权项

1. A device to manipulate at least one fluid packet, comprising:
a reaction surface; and an array of electrodes operably coupled to the reaction surface and adapted to generate electrical field distributions to impart manipulation forces on at least one fluid packet disposed proximate the reaction surface, the array of electrodes including separate independently-addressable sets of electrodes to move the at least one fluid packet about the reaction surface along at least one selectively programmable path in at least two dimensions; where the reaction surface is an integrated circuit.