APPARATUS FOR PRIMING MICROFLUIDICS DEVICES WITH FEEDBACK CONTROL

摘要

A priming unit (31) for a microfluidics device (11) containing a pressurization unit (35) and pressure (46) and temperature detectors as part of a feedback loyg (55) that controls the pressure applied by the pressurization unit (35) an the time during which the pressure is applied. This control feature is particularly useful in controlling the exposure time of the microchannels (15) to dyes in the priming liquids since certain dyes tend to adhere to the walls of the channels and produce non-uniform results.