MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES WITH MECHANICALLY-SEALED DIAPHRAGM VALVES

摘要

This invention provides a fluidic device comprising a diaphragm valve having a fluidics layer, an actuation layer and an elastic layer between the fluidics layer and the actuation layer, the elastic layer having a diaphragm that is mechanically sealed against the fluidics layer and the actuation layer by a sealing ring in the actuation layer.