Microfluidic control systems

TL;DR: In this article, microfluidic oscillator circuits and pumps for micro-fluid devices are described. And each fluid valve may be connected to a node of the micro fluididic circuit.

TL;DR: In this article, a microfluidic device and methods for investigating crystallization and/or for controlling a reaction or a phase transition are disclosed, where the device includes a reservoir layer, a membrane, a wetting control layer, and a storage layer.

TL;DR: In this paper, a volume of uncured liquid silicone-based polymer with an intermediate material is combined with a volume adhesive polymer to provide an intermediary material to enclose the at least one channel or chamber of a microfluidic device.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a reconfigurable microfluidic system based on networks of microfluidity cavities connected by hydrophobic microfluide channels, where each cavity is classified as either a reservoir or a node, and includes a pressure port via which gas pressure may be applied.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe a microfluidic chip having a plurality of microfeatures interconnected to provide a configurable fluid transport system for processing at least one reagent, where inserts are provided to removably interfit into one or more of the microfeatures, wherein the inserts include sites for interactions with the reagent.

TL;DR: In this article, microfluidic cartridges for agglutination reactions are provided, which include a micro-fluid reaction channel with at least two intake channels, one for an antigen containing fluid and the other for an antibody containing fluid, conjoined to a reaction channel modified by incorporation of a downstream flow control channel.

TL;DR: A microfluidic system employs a microchannel and a gravity driven pump comprising horizontally oriented fluid supply reservoirs which supplies fluid to the microchannel at a substantially constant rate as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: In this paper, a tactile actuator is used to activate individual Braille protrusions or a plurality of Braille actuators to actuate the active portions of a microfluidic device.