Smartphone compatible on-chip biodetection using integrated optical component and microfluidic channel with nanopillar array
US11009464B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 11, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2201/062
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided where fluid, such as a blood sample, is entered into a microfluidic channel in a microchip where the microfluidic channel possesses a micro/nanopillar array for sorting molecules by size. When the fluid passes through the micro/nanopillar array it is separated into particles of interest or particles not of interest or both. When particles of interest are lit by a light source via a first waveguide in the microchip connecting the light source to the microfluidic channel, then lighted particles of interest can be detected by an optical detector via a second waveguide in the microchip connecting the optical detector to the microfluidic channel. The information from the optical detector can be analyzed further by connecting the microchip to a mobile computing device with its own processing abilities or abilities via the internet or cloud.
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