Method for optimizing the design of micro-fluidic devices
US10235489B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 1, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2119/18
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems for fabricating micro-fluidic devices include determining a target cost function value based device design parameters. The performance of one or more chosen design candidates is simulated in a selected simulation model. A design candidate is identified with a cost function value closest to the target cost function value as a best initial design candidate. Design parameters of the best initial design candidate are iteratively modified to provide a modified design candidate having design parameters differing from the design parameters of the best initial design candidate, a cost function value is iteratively calculated for the modified initial design candidate, and optimized device design parameters are iteratively derived from a modified design candidate, until a computed cost function value for the modified design candidate meets the determined target cost function value. An optimized micro-fluidic device is fabricated using the modified design candidate and the optimized device design parameters.
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