Microfluidic design automation method and system
US7526741B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H2029/008
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention generally relates to microfluidics and more particularly to the design of customized microfluidic systems using a microfluidic computer aided design system. In one embodiment of the present invention a microfluidic circuit design method is provided. The method includes developing synthesizable computer code for a design. Next, a microfluidic circuit schematic, including a plurality of symbols for microfluidic components, is generated either interactively or using the synthesizable computer code. The microfluidic circuit schematic is then functionally simulated. The microfluidic components are placed and routed on a template to form a physical layout. Then the physical layout is physically simulated using dynamic simulation models of the microfluidic components; and the physical layout is written to a layout file.
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